What is Lorentz National Park?
{{Infobox protected area | name = Lorentz National Park |alt_name=Taman Nasional Lorentz| iucn_category = II | photo = Puncakjaya.jpg | photo_caption = [[Puncak Jaya]] at the north-western edge of the national park | map_image = Lorentz National Park map-en.svg | map_caption = Map of Lorentz National Park | map_width = 280 | location = [[Papua (province)|Papua Province]], [[Indonesia]] | nearest_city = [[Wamena]] | coordinates = {{coord|4|45|S|137|50|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | established = 1997 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = Ministry of Forestry | world_heritage_site = 1999 |embedded1 = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site |child = yes |ID = 955 |Year = 1999 |Criteria = Natural: viii, ix, x }} | area_km2 = 25056 }} '''Lorentz National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Papua (Indonesian province)|Papua]], [[Indonesia]]. It has an area of about {{convert|25056|km}}. It has been a [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]] since 1999. The park is named after the Dutch explorer [[Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz]]. There are many [[ecosystem]]s in the park with many types of [[animal]]s and [[plant]]s. ==Further reading== *Petocz, Ronald G. (1989). Conservation and Development in Irian Jaya. Leiden: E.J. Brill. ==Other websites== {{commons category}} *[http://www.btnlorentz.blogspot.com/ Lorentz National Park Bureau] {{in lang|id}} *[https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=955 UNESCO Data on Lorentz NP] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061212103323/http://www.indopacific.org/asmat.asp Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance Project — Facilitating Community-Driven Conservation and Strengthening Local Cultural Institutions in the Greater Lorentz Lowlands] *[http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/ebas/index.html?action=EbaHTMDetails.asp&sid=188&m=0 Birdlife EBA Factsheet: South Papuan Lowlands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103051757/http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/ebas/index.html?action=EbaHTMDetails.asp&sid=188&m=0 |date=2009-01-03 }} [[Categ