Thursday 28 November 2013

Lorentz National Park, Indonesia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/955

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.

Sender: jennifermuliadi, Sent on: 31 Oct, 2013, Received on: 19 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 20 day

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