Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia, and Sofifi, the capital of the province, is
Coastline of Halmahera
A Togutil man of interior island of Halmahera.
Semioptera wallacii by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847–1909)
A Weda Bay nickel camp site at Tanjung Ulie cape on Halmahera island
Ternate is the city with the largest population in the province of North Maluku and an island in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. It was the de facto provincial capital of North Maluku before Sofifi on
Halmahera
…part of the Joronga Islands, but including Gebe and Ju islands) and 667,161 for the island group (including all of South Halmahera and Tidore, but not Ternate). Approximately half of the island's inhabitants are Muslim and half are Christian. Sparsely populated Halmahera's fortunes have long been closely tied…