Southeastern Papuan rain forests

Southeastern Papuan rain forests
Southeastern Papuan rain forests
	Owen Stanley Range
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Australasian realm
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	Central Range montane rain forests; New Guinea mangroves; Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests,; Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests;
Geography
Area	76,808 km2 (29,656 sq mi)
Countries	Papua New Guinea
Provinces	Central; Gulf; Milne Bay; Morobe,; Oro;
Coordinates	9.0°S 147.85°E
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively stable/intact
Protected	830 km² (1%)

The Southeastern Papuan rain forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in southeastern New Guinea. The ecoregion covers the mountainous center and coastal lowlands of the Papuan Peninsula.

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