NaturalRef. 955
Lorentz National Park
Natural World Heritage property in Indonesia, inscribed in 1999 under criteria (viii), (ix), (x).
4.750° S, 137.833° E
- State Party
- Indonesia
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Year of inscription
- 1999
- Type
- Natural
- Area of property
- 2,506 ha
- Location
- Papua
- What it is
- national park of Indonesia, nature reserve
- Founded or built
- 1997
- Elevation
- 64 m
- Reference
- WHC 955 · Wikidata Q4516
Why it is on the List
(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby
Closest World Heritage sites
Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.
728 kmKuk SwampPapua New Guinea · 2008Cultural
1088 kmKakadu National ParkAustralia · 1981Mixed
1389 kmRock Islands Southern LagoonPalau · 2012Mixed
1560 kmGreat Barrier ReefAustralia · 1981Natural
1597 kmAustralian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)Australia · 1994Natural
1634 kmWet Tropics of QueenslandAustralia · 1988NaturalIndonesia
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- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra2004
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1999
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