National Park · Indonesia
Gunung Leuser National Park
Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park in Indonesia, covering 2,132,454 acres (862,974 ha), established in 1980.
Photo: Junaidi Hanafiah via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Indonesia |
| Area | 2,132,454 acres (862,974 ha) |
| Established | 1980 |
| Coordinates | 3.5000° N, 97.5000° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Gunung Leuser National Park
Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km2 in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, a fourth portion and three-fourths portion, respectively. The national park, settled in the Barisan mountain range, is named after Mount Leuser (3,119 m), and protects a wide range of ecosystems. An orangutan sanctuary at Bukit Lawang is located within the park. Together with Bukit Barisan Selatan and Kerinci Seblat National Parks, it forms a World Heritage Site, the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) · Beringin, Indonesia · 95.0 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Gunung Leuser National Park?
Gunung Leuser National Park is in Indonesia (3.5000° N, 97.5000° E).
When was Gunung Leuser National Park established?
Gunung Leuser National Park was established in 1980, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Gunung Leuser National Park?
Gunung Leuser National Park covers 2,132,454 acres (862,974 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335616 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunung_Leuser_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).