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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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