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Lorentz National Park
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national park in the Indonesian province of Papua
Lorentz National Park is a protected area located in Indonesia's Papua province that preserves a diverse landscape of natural habitats. It is significant for protecting Indonesia's unique ecosystems and wildlife in one of the world's most ecologically important regions.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- nature reserve
- Named after
- Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz
- Country
- Indonesia
- Located in
- Papua
- Area
- 2350000
- Elevation
- 64
- Image
- Taman Nasional Lorentz.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lorentz National Park
- native label
- Taman Nasional Lorentz
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
- inception
- 1997-00-00
- significant place
- Wamena
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
Lorentz National Park is an Indonesian national park located in the provinces of Central Papua, Highland Papua and South Papua, in the southwest of western New Guinea. With an area of 25,056 km (9,674 mi), it is the largest national park in Southeast Asia. In 1999 Lorentz was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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