Lorentz National Park
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Lorentz National Park is a vast protected area in Papua, Indonesia, renowned for its exceptional biodiversity and dramatic landscapes ranging from snow-capped mountains to tropical marine environments.
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national park ⓘ |
| altitudinalRange | from sea level to over 4,800 meters ⓘ |
| area |
about 2,350,000 hectares
ⓘ
about 23,500 square kilometers ⓘ |
| climateRange | from tropical lowland to alpine ⓘ |
| containsMountain |
Carstensz Pyramid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puncak Jaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | traditional lands of multiple indigenous Papuan groups ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityFeature | high level of endemism ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | one of the largest protected areas in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
alpine
ⓘ
coastal ⓘ glacial ⓘ lowland rainforest ⓘ marine ⓘ montane forest ⓘ sub-alpine ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| hasGlacier |
Carstensz Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
remaining equatorial glaciers in the region ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousCommunity |
Amungme people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asmat people NERFINISHED ⓘ Dani people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nduga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
coastal areas
ⓘ
coral-rich seas ⓘ river systems ⓘ snow-capped mountains ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesGroup |
amphibians
ⓘ
birds ⓘ freshwater fish ⓘ mammals ⓘ marine species ⓘ reptiles ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Puncak Jaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | 4,884 meters ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II (National Park) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic altitudinal range
ⓘ
exceptional biodiversity ⓘ intact wilderness ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Papua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Western New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indonesian New Guinea biodiversity hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| recognizedFor | outstanding universal value ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change impacts on glaciers
ⓘ
illegal wildlife hunting ⓘ potential mining activities outside and near the park ⓘ unregulated resource extraction ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ix)
ⓘ
(viii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
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