Overview national parks lorenz

Posted by rizki

April 16, 2009

lorentz1 Travelling to National Park Lorenz what a nice things. Lorentz National Park is representative of the ecosystem it to
biodiversity in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. This region is also one among the three regions in the world that have a glacier in the tropics. Lorentz National Park is a national park that is located in the province of Papua, Indonesia. With a total area of 25,000 km ² Lorentz National Park is the largest in Southeast Asia. This park still has not been mapped, and explore there are many native plants, animals and culture. As many as 34 types of forest vegetation of these swamps, forests, rivers edge, sago forest, forests, peat moss, coral sand beaches, rain forest land flat / downhill, the rain forest on the hills, forests kerangas, forests, mountains, grass, and moss crust. In 1999 this national park as a UNESCO World Heritage Sit.
Lorenz area national park itself covers three districts in the province of Papua district of Jayawijaya, Paniai district and Merauke district. To reach this park nasionak lorenz visitors can use the plane’s pilot to the northern town of Timika lorenz national park but visitors can also use the ship through the port erma Sawa and proceed with the
paths.
Why this place be interesting for you around the place because if you erjiwa adventurers may here time you see the beauty that occur in national parks this lorenz. The beauty of the area because there is a virgin forest and is surrounded by mangroves and nipah located in coastal areas. Mangrove roots here neatly arranged above the sea surface, in addition to the river edge is able to decorate mountain and set up waterfalls in some point.
Visitors here beside enjoy with beautiful view there is main poin you should know that create a unique out of this place is the existence of the mountain glacier in the glorious victory, and there are three large lakes around the lake yairu larson, syscovery lake and the lake hoyoguyu. Diversity of fauna here is also very interesting because there are types of plants in national parks are nipah (Nypa fruticans), mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata), Pandanus julianettii, Colocasia esculenta, Avicennia marina, Podocarpus pilgeri, and Nauclea coadunata.
The types of animals that have been identified in the Lorentz National Park as much as 630 types of birds (± 70% of the birds in the Papua) and 123 types of mammals. Birds that are characteristic of this national park there are two types of cassowary, four megapoda, 31 types of pigeon / dove, cockatoo 30 species, 13 shrimp, birds, 29 kinds of
birds honey, and 20 species endemic among Cendrawasih tail length (Paradigalla caruneulata) and puyuh snow (Anurophasis monorthonyx).
Animals mammals recorded, among other pig snout long thorns (Zaglossus bruijnii), pig snout short thorns (Tachyglossus aculeatus), 4 types of cuscus, walabi, cats, forest, and tree kangaroos. This region is also a dwelling place for the tribe of native tribes such as nguda, dani tribe, Asmat tribe, clan and tribe sempan culture amungme and they have lasted for 30,000 years. Asmat tribe, the skills of carving patungnya. According to belief, race is identical
with the tree or forest. Trunk is represented as a human body, as arms branches, and fruit as a human head. Tree is considered as a living spirit of their fathers. System Asmat people who respect the tree, was
also applicable to rivers, mountains and others. Lorentz was appointed as national parks serve as natural tourist attraction that is still natural. So if you were worthy of this place dijasikan goals around you and your adventure.

Geographically this place:
Knowledgeable : 2,450,000 hectares c
Location : Paniai distric ,Fak-Fak distri, Merauke distric and Papua Province / Irian Jaya
Air temperature : 29 ° - 32 ° C in low
Rainfall : 3700 - 10,000 mm / year
Height : 0 - 5000 meter dpl.
Geography : 3 ° 41 ‘- 5 ° 30′ LS, 136 ° 56 ‘- 139 ° 09′ BT

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