Gamalama

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Gamalama
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Elevation 1,715 metres (5,627 feet)[1]
Location Halmahera, Indonesia
Coordinates 0°48′N 127°20′E / 0.80°N 127.33°E / 0.80; 127.33
Type stratovolcano
Last eruption 2003
Listing Ultra
Ribu

Gamalama, dubbed as the Peak of Ternate, 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 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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