Gamalama
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Elevation | 1,715 metres (5,627 feet)[1] |
Location | Halmahera, Indonesia |
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Type | stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 2003 |
Gamalama, dubbed as the Peak of Ternate, is a near-conical stratovolcano that comprises the entire Ternate island. The island lies off the western shore of Halmahera island in the north of Molucca Islands. For centuries, Ternate was a center of Portuguese and Dutch forts for spice trade, which have accounted a thorough reports of Gamalama's volcanic activities.
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- ^ Gamalama. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.