Lorentz National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Puncak Jaya at the north-western edge of the national park
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Map of Lorentz National Park
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| Location | Papua Province, Indonesia |
| Nearest city | Wamena |
| Coordinates | 4°45′S 137°50′E / 4.750°S 137.833°ECoordinates: 4°45′S 137°50′E / 4.750°S 137.833°E |
| Area | 25,056 km2 (9,674 sq mi) |
| Established | 1997 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Forestry |
| World Heritage Site | 1999 |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, ix, x |
| Designated | 1999 (23rd session) |
| Reference no. | 955 |
| State Party | Indonesia |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
Lorentz National Park is located in Papua, Indonesia formerly known as Irian Jaya (western New Guinea). With an area of 25,056 km2 (9,674 mi2), it is the largest national park in South-East Asia. In 1999 Lorentz was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
An outstanding example of the biodiversity of New Guinea, Lorentz is one of the most ecologically diverse national parks in the world. It is the only nature reserve in the Asia-Pacific region to contain a full altitudinal array of ecosystems ranging through marine areas, mangroves, tidal and freshwater swamp forest, lowland and montane rainforest, alpine tundra, and equatorial glaciers. At 4884 meters, Puncak Jaya (formerly Carstensz Pyramid) is the tallest mountain between the Himalayas and the Andes.
Birdlife International has called Lorentz Park “probably the single most important reserve in New Guinea”. It contains five of World Wildlife Fund's "Global 200" ecoregions: Southern New Guinea Lowland Forests; New Guinea Montane Forests; New Guinea Central Range Subalpine Grasslands; New Guinea Mangroves; and New Guinea Rivers and Streams.
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