Gamalama
Sign in to saveGamalama is a near-conical active stratovolcano that comprises the entire Ternate island in Indonesia. The island lies off the western shore of Halmahera island in the north of the Maluku Islands. For centuries, Ternate was a center of Portuguese and Dutch forts for spice trade, which have accounted for thorough reports of Gamalama's volcanic activities.
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- Mountain.name
- Gamalama
- Mountain.other_name
- Pulau Ternate
- Mountain.photo
- Pulau Ternate and Gamalama Volcano from the North-west Coast of Pulau Tidore (Tidore Island), The Moluccas (Maluku) (15199602802).jpg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1715
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1715
- Mountain.listing
- UltraRibu
- Mountain.location
- Ternate, Maluku Islands, Indonesia
- Mountain.map
- Indonesia
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Indonesia of the island
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.last_eruption
- 2022 (ongoing)
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Gamalama is a near-conical active stratovolcano that comprises the entire Ternate island in Indonesia. The island lies off the western shore of Halmahera island in the north of the Maluku Islands. For centuries, Ternate was a center of Portuguese and Dutch forts for spice trade, which have accounted for thorough reports of Gamalama's volcanic activities.
== Geology == Mount Gamalama is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Between 1550 and 2015, 77 different eruptions have been documented. The 2015 eruption gave very short precursor signs (less than 24 hours). Eruptions range from basaltic effusive lava flows to more violent andesitic eruptions that are characterized with large and dangerous pyroclastic flows.