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Bukit Lawang
              
Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
              
The name means 'Gateway to the Hill' and is situted 80KM from Medan.
              
              
MOUNT LEUSER NATIONAL  PARK
              
Bohorok is only  small part
 of the 9000 square kilometers or 90,000   hectares of mt.  Leuser 
national park. The magnificent rainforest of   this park have  became 
famous through out the word as they harbor some   of the most  
endangered and rare species on the earth for example   Sumatra  
rhinoceros, elephant, tiger and as many as seven species of   primates  
one of which is siamang, which has impressive far reaching   vocal  
display the agile and pretty face thomas leaf-monkey and long   tailed  
msacagues are also common.
              
In total the park lists 285
 species  of bird, 90 mammals 1063   amphibians. The the park flora 
contains some  3500 plant species and   each hectares of lowland forest 
you can find  an amazing 60-130 tree   species. Geologically there are 
several  limestone formation along the   foothills of the mountains some
 with  beautiful caves long ago there   were coal reefs which have since
 been  uplifted from the sea at rate of a   few millimeters per year by 
 process of colliding ocean floors and   drifting continents. This  
infinitely slow collision and the enormous   forces involved have led  
to the formation of high mountains and   volcanic zones. Some 18.000  
years ago during glaciers period snow and   ice sea level at the time  
was more than 80 m lower than at present and   and the island of  
Sumatra, Java and Borneo then formed one huge land   mass which was  
connected via Malaysia to the Asian mainland.
              
              
Bukit Lawang Transport
              
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