Lorentz National Park
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How it came to be
Lorentz National Park, in Indonesian Papua, is the only protected area in the world with an unbroken sweep from snow-capped peaks to a tropical sea. It runs for more than 150 km from the central ranges to the Arafura Sea and is the largest protected area in South-East Asia. Its highest peak is 4,884 metres, and it is one of only three tropical regions in the world with glaciers.
The park is named after Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz, a Dutch explorer who crossed the area on his expedition of 1909-1910. In 1919 the Dutch colonial government protected a 3,000 square-kilometre core as a natural monument, but the protection was later removed after land disputes with local people.
Indonesia created a strict nature reserve in 1978 and made it a national park in 1997. Several peoples, among them the Asmat, Dani and Amungme, keep their traditional ways of life here, and the area has been inhabited for more than 25,000 years. It was inscribed in 1999.
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