Lorentz National Park
Also known as Taman Nasional Lorentz, Taman Nasional Loretz
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (viii), (ix), (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Indonesia
Inscribed
1999
Area
2,350,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lorentz National Park is about 380 km south-west of Jayapura.
Nearest towns and cities
- Timika · about 26,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Nabire · about 44,000 peopleabout 310 km north-west
- Jayapura · about 169,000 peopleabout 380 km north-east
- Biak · about 104,000 peopleabout 440 km north-west
- Merauke · about 34,000 peopleabout 510 km south-east
- Manokwari · about 75,000 peopleabout 600 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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