ternate

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The party aimed for Ternate, an island in Indonesia, 800 miles from their shipwreck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Indonesian officials said two Singaporeans and one local resident from the nearby city of Ternate had died.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The people of Ternate allied with the Muslims in Majapahit and Ayutthaya to drive out the Portuguese.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The KM Cahaya Arafah had left the seaport on Ternate Island on Monday morning and was heading to West Gane subdistrict in South Halmahera district.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022

Wallace had no knowledge this was happening; he was too far away, in Ternate, Indonesia, for them to let him know in time.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman