Ternate Island
E692527
Ternate Island is a small volcanic island in eastern Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, historically significant as a major center of the spice trade and the former seat of the Sultanate of Ternate.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | volcanic island ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | part of North Maluku province ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
Dutch presence
ⓘ
Portuguese presence ⓘ Spanish presence ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
Dutch East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
spice cultivation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| exportProduct |
cloves
ⓘ
nutmeg and other spices ⓘ |
| governedAs | City of Ternate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Sultan Babullah Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity | Ternate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEruptionHistory | frequent eruptions of Mount Gamalama ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Mount Gamalama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Ternate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulingEntityInHistory | Sultanate of Ternate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalConflict | Ternate–Tidore rivalry ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Dutch–Portuguese conflicts over spice trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
arrival of Portuguese in early 16th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major center of the spice trade
ⓘ
seat of the Sultanate of Ternate ⓘ |
| islandType | volcanic island arc ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clove production
ⓘ
spice trade history ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Indonesian language
ⓘ
Ternate language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maluku Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| locatedInSea | Halmahera Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTectonicSetting | Molucca Sea Plate region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Halmahera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Halmahera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ Moti NERFINISHED ⓘ Tidore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North Maluku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Maluku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Indonesia Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +9 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
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