Gamalama

Infobox Mountain
Name=Gamalama
Photo=Ternate.jpg
Caption=
Elevation=1,715 metres (5,627 feet)cite web|title=Gamalama|work=Global Volcanism Program|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|url=http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0608-06=|accessdate=2006-12-13]
Location=Halmahera, Indonesia
Range=
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|0.80|N|127.33|E|type:mountain
Topographic

Type=stratovolcano
Age=
Last eruption=2003
First ascent=
Easiest route=

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.

See also

* List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References