Gamalama, Ternate

Name: Gamalama
Address: Ternate, Indonesia

#2 among attractions in Ternate

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Volcano

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Gamalama is a near-conical stratovolcano that comprises the entire Ternate island in Indonesia. The island lies off the western shore of Halmahera island in the north of the Maluku Islands. For centuries, Ternate was a center of Portuguese and Dutch forts for spice trade, which have accounted for thorough reports of Gamalama's volcanic activities. ()

Local name: Gunung Gamalama Last eruption: 2018Elevation: 5627 ftProminence: 5627 ftCoordinates: 0°48'32"N, 127°19'59"E

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Gamalama – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sultan of Ternate Mosque, Fort Oranje, Tolire Lake, Fort Kalamata.

3.7 miE
Mosque
Sultan of Ternate Mosque
94 min walk • Sultan of Ternate Mosque, also known as the Old Mosque of Ternate, is an old mosque in Ternate City, Indonesia. It is the largest mosque in the city and the royal mosque of the Ternate Sultanate.
3.9 miE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Fort Oranje
100 min walk • Fort Oranje is a 17th-century Dutch fort on the island of Ternate in Indonesia.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tolire Lake, Ternate
67 min walk • Tolire Lake is located in northwest Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia. The lake is bordered by sheer cliffs. Tolire Lake at the foot of Mount Gamalama, the highest volcano in North Maluku. The lake itself is composed of two sections which locals call Tolire Large and Small Tolire. The distance between them is about 200 meters.
4.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Kalamata
109 min walk • Fort Kalamata is a coastal star fort that was built by the Portuguese on the island of Ternate in Indonesia's Maluku Islands. Formerly known as Benteng Kayu Merah because it is located in Kayu Merah village, Originally the fort was named Santa Lucia, but later it became famous for Fort Kalamata.
2.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Tolukko, Ternate
75 min walk • Fort Tolukko is a small fortification on the east coast of Ternate facing Halmahera. It was one of the colonial forts built to control the trade in clove spices, which prior to the eighteenth century were only found in the Maluku Islands.
3.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Kastela, Ternate
93 min walk • Fort Kastela is a ruined fortress located at the southwest coast of Ternate. It is famous for being the first colonial fortification constructed in the Spice Islands of Indonesia.
3.6 miE
Museum
Museum Kedaton Sultan Ternate
91 min walk • The Museum Kedaton Sultan Ternate is a museum of relics from the era of the Sultanate of Ternate. The museum is located in the Village of Soa-sio, North Ternate, Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia.
5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Hiri
127 min walk • Hiri is a small, 3-kilometre-wide forested island immediately north of the island of Ternate, in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It is located at the northernmost part of a chain of volcanic islands off the western coast of Halmahera.
3.7 miSE
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Gelora Kieraha Stadium, Ternate
96 min walk • Gelora Kieraha Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ternate City, North Maluku, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium for Persiter Ternate. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people.

Gamalama, Ternate

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Gamalama – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)