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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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 Mount Kerinci in Kerinci Seblat National Park |
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Kerinci Seblat NP
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| Location | Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 2°25′S 101°29′E / 2.417°S 101.483°ECoordinates: 2°25′S 101°29′E / 2.417°S 101.483°E |
| Area | 13,750 km2 |
| Established | 1999 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Forestry |
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[edit] Geography
It is located between 100°31'18"E - 102°44'01"E and 1°07'13"S - 3°26'14"S.The park area includes a large part of the Barisan mountain range which form the western spine of Sumatra island and includes the highest peak in Sumatra, Mount Kerinci (3,805 m), one of more than five active volcanoes in the national park. This mainly montane park includes hot springs, rivers with rapids, caves, scenic waterfalls and the highest caldera lake in Southeast Asia - Lake Gunung Tujuhwhile the Great Sumatra Fault runs through the national park making the area of great interest to geologists.
[edit] Flora and fauna
The park is home to diversity of flora and fauna. Over 4,000 plant species have been identified to date in the park area, including the world's largest flower, Rafflesia arnoldi, and the plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence, the titan arum.The fauna include Sumatran Tigers and the park is recognised under the Global Tiger Initiative as one of the 12 most important protected areas in the world for tiger conservation. Other highly endangered species include Sumatran Rhinoceros, Sumatran elephants, Sunda Clouded Leopard, Malayan Tapir, Malay Sun Bear. In 2008 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added a second species of muntjak deer to the Sumatran list of fauna with the rediscovery of the Sumatran Muntjac, a deer not recorded since the late 1920s and now concluded as a new species and not sub species. The park also protects more than 370 bird species, including the Sumatran Ground-cuckoo rediscovered in the park in 2002.
The Kerinci area is home to more than 300 bird species, including 17 of Sumatra's 20 endemic birds, making it of particular importance to ornithologists and bird-watching enthusiasts.[1]
