Morotai Island, Island regency in North Maluku, Indonesia.
Morotai Island Regency encompasses 2,330 square kilometers of land area and includes 33 smaller islands along its 311-kilometer coastline in northeastern Indonesia.
The island served as a strategic Allied base during World War II, enabling crucial military operations against Japanese forces in the Philippines and Borneo throughout 1944-1945.
The population combines descendants of Tobelo and Galela tribes from Halmahera with communities from various Indonesian regions, practicing Islam and Christianity as primary religions.
Visitors reach the island through sea transportation to Daruba City, connecting from Ternate to Sidangoli before taking ground transport from Tobelo.
The Indonesian space agency LAPAN selected Morotai Island as a potential spaceport location due to its equatorial position and existing infrastructure.
Location: North Maluku
Capital city: South Morotai
Elevation above the sea: 678 m
GPS coordinates: 2.30000,128.41700
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:38
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