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New Britain–New Ireland montane rain forests
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The New Britain–New Ireland montane rain forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in Papua New Guinea. The ecoregion includes the mountain rain forests on the islands of New Britain and New Ireland, which lie northeast of New Guinea.[2][3][4]
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New Britain–New Ireland montane rain forests | |
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![]() Mount Ulawun, New Britain | |
![]() Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
Ecology | |
Realm | Australasian realm |
Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Borders | New Britain-New Ireland lowland rain forests |
Geography | |
Area | 14,138 km2 (5,459 sq mi) |
Countries | Papua New Guinea |
Province | |
Coordinates | 5.36°S 151.38°E / -5.36; 151.38 |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
Protected | 65 km2 (25 sq mi)%[1] |
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