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A map of
Lorentz National Park
in the Indonesian province of
Papua
. Named for the Dutch explorer
Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz
, this 25,056 km
2
(9,674 mi
2
) park – the largest in South-East Asia – was established in 1997 and designated a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
in 1999. The park is significant for its
biodiversity
, much of it unknown to Western science, as well as its varied
ecoregions
.
Map:
Sémhur
and
Elekhh
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