Betung Kerihun National Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Betung Kerihun National Park
iucn_category = II

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caption = Endangered Bornean Orangutan inhabits the park
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location = West Kalimantan, Indonesia
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lat_degrees = 1
lat_minutes = 13
lat_seconds = 15
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 113
long_minutes = 21
long_seconds = 11
long_direction = E
area = 8,000 km²
established = 1992
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Betung Kerihun National Park (previously Gunung Bentuang) is a national park in the province of West Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, Indonesia. It is located inland, along the Malaysian border. The park was established 1992, and has a total area of Convert|8000|km2|sqmi|-2|lk=on|abbr=on. [cite web
url = http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/sitedetails.cfm?siteid=8673&level=nat
title = UNEP-WCMC World Database on Protected Regions: Indonesia – Betung Kerihun
publisher = UNEP–WCMC
accessdate=2007-10-03] Together with Malaysian Convert|2000|km2|sqmi|-2|abbr=on Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary it has been proposed to form a World Heritage Site, Transborder Rainforest Heritage of Borneo.cite web
url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1871/
title = Betung Kerihun National Park (Transborder Rainforest Heritage of Borneo)
publisher = UNESCO
accessdate=2007-10-03]

Betung Kerihun National Park is hilly and mountainous, with the highest peaks Mt. Kerihun (convert|1790|m|ft|-1|disp=/|lk=on|abbr=on) and Mt. Lawit (convert|1770|m|ft|-1|disp=/|abbr=on). The park largely consists of two ecoregions, Borneo montane rain forests, which covers about 2/3 of the area, and Borneo lowland rain forests.cite web
url = http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0103_full.html
title = Borneo montane rain forests (IM0103)
publisher = WWF
accessdate = 2007-10-03] cite web
url = http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0102_full.html
title = Borneo lowland rain forests (IM0102)
publisher = WWF
accessdate = 2007-10-03] In the lowland forests the dominant emergent tree is "dipterocarp" species, which are replaced at higher altitude with oaks ("Quercus" and "Lithocarpus" ssp.) and chestnut trees ("Castanopsis" ssp.). The fauna of the park is rich, with 300 species of bird (25 endemic to Borneo), at least 162 fish species and at least 54 mammals. The park is home to endangered Bornean orangutan and seven other primate species.

ee also

* List of national parks of Indonesia
* Geography of Indonesia

References