Mount Hiri
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Hiri is a small 3 km wide forested island immediately north of the island of Ternate
, in the Maluku Islands
of Indonesia
. It is located at the northernmost part of a chain of volcanic islands off the western coast of Halmahera
. It is a conical volcano which rises to 630 m. Its dominant neighbour to the south is the more active volcano of Mount Gamalama
(1716 m), on Ternate island.
This island was used by "Z Force" (Z Special Unit), (the mainly Australian special operations group active in this area during WWII), on April 9-10 1945, to take the then Sultan of Ternate, Iskander Muhammad Jabir Syah, to safety from the occupying Japanese forces. The Sultan and his family were rowed at night from Ternate Is. across to Hiri Is., where Z Force protected them from the Japanese troops the next day. He and his family were shortly after taken by U.S. Navy PT Boat to Morotai Is.
Verification: Sydney Morning Herald 24-25 April 2010
Ternate
Ternate is an island in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia. It is located off the west coast of the larger island of Halmahera, the center of the powerful former Sultanate of Ternate....
, in the Maluku Islands
Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands are an archipelago that is part of Indonesia, and part of the larger Maritime Southeast Asia region. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone...
of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It is located at the northernmost part of a chain of volcanic islands off the western coast of Halmahera
Halmahera
Halmahera is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia.Halmahera has a land area of 17,780 km² and a population in 1995 of 162,728...
. It is a conical volcano which rises to 630 m. Its dominant neighbour to the south is the more active volcano of Mount Gamalama
Gamalama
Gamalama is a near-conical stratovolcano that comprises the entire Ternate island in Indonesia. The island lies off the western shore of Halmahera island in the north of Molucca Islands. For centuries, Ternate was a center of Portuguese and Dutch forts for spice trade, which have accounted for...
(1716 m), on Ternate island.
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This island was used by "Z Force" (Z Special Unit), (the mainly Australian special operations group active in this area during WWII), on April 9-10 1945, to take the then Sultan of Ternate, Iskander Muhammad Jabir Syah, to safety from the occupying Japanese forces. The Sultan and his family were rowed at night from Ternate Is. across to Hiri Is., where Z Force protected them from the Japanese troops the next day. He and his family were shortly after taken by U.S. Navy PT Boat to Morotai Is.
Verification: Sydney Morning Herald 24-25 April 2010