24 May 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage
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Sumatra is a large island in western
Indonesia that is part of the
Sunda Islands. It is the largest island that is located entirely in Indonesia (after
Borneo, which is shared between Indonesia and other countries) and the
sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km² (not including adjacent islands such as the Riau Islands and Bangka Belitung Islands). The
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site was inscribed as a
UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004. The 25,951 km² area of the World Heritage Site includes the National Parks
Gunung Leuser,
Kerinci Seblat and
Bukit Barisan Selatan.
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