The Lorentz National Park is a World Heritage site in Indonesia defined by the UNESCO in 1999 and definitely a recommended natural sightseeing location.
It is on position 1055 (1044, 858) in our monthly survey..
"Lorentz National Park (2.35 million ha) is the largest protected area in South-East Asia. It is the only protected area in the world to incorporate a continuous, intact transect from snowcap to tropical marine environment, including extensive lowland wetlands. Located at the meeting-point of two colliding continental plates, the area has a complex geology with ongoing mountain formation as well as major sculpting by glaciation. The area also contains fossil sites which provide evidence of the evolution of life on New Guinea, a high level of endemism and the highest level of biodiversity in the region."
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