Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
102km²
Area
45km
Coastline
1,715m
Highest point
Gamalama
176,000
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
1,411km
To the mainland
When to go to Ternate Island
Best for the beach from January to March and from August to September.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in August (28 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Ternate City, North Maluku Province, Indonesia
Ternate Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 102 km², with 45 km of coastline. Its highest point, Gamalama, rises to 1,715 m. About 176,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,411 km away.
Getting there
- Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesTernate-Daruba Ferry Lines, Ternate (Bastiong) - Rum, Bastiong (Ternate)- Rum, Bitung - Ternate
- 1,411 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to March and from August to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Ternate Island.
- 2beachesPantai Sulamadaha
- 8viewpointsTaman Love and 7 more
- 6ferry terminalsBastiong Ternate ferry port, Ahmad Yani Ternate Port, Pelabuhan speedboat Bastiong and 3 more
- 1marinas
- 2named peaksBuku Ngusulingi, Buku Paji
- 1volcanoesMount Gamalama
- 8castles and fortsFort Orange, Keraton Sultan Ternate, Santo Pedro i Paulo and 5 more
- 1dive centresLaconna Dive Centre
- 1campsitesLove park
- 23hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 22restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 353 m above the sea. 51 % of it is below 200 m.
- 21 %0–50 m
- 30 %50–200 m
- 24 %200–500 m
- 16 %500–1,000 m
- 10 %1,000–2,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Ternate210,836 people
- Jambulano census figure
- Kota Ternateno census figure
- Basiongno census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 206 | 166 | 191 | 195 | 244 | 215 | 159 | 116 | 118 | 134 | 186 | 229 |
| Wet days | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +1.1 |
| 2021 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q333483) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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