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Things To Do: Dive For A Palm, Hide For Her Fruit
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The palm-island Morotai (c.695 sq mi/1,800 sq km) is located in East-Indonesia, and should be one of the Moluccas. Although preferred the Northern Halmahere Island ... It is heavily wooded, it produces timber and resin. Morotai has 2 main towns: Bere Bere and Daruba.
Morotai Island was well-known as important airbase during the World War II where you may find many aircraft-wrecks and guns lie all over abandoned in bushes, site of the famous sea gardens with their bright coral and colourful fish darting through the crystal clear water... so always for a good dive ... thanks for visiting.
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Address: Island of Morotai, North Moluccas
Directions: Ternate, Moluccas
Website: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/irian_moratai.html
Other Contact: http://www.passplanet.com/
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Things To Do: DARUBA City
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The largest cities are all on the beach and include: Daruba, Dahegila (South), Wayabula (South-West), Sangowo (South-East), Busubusu and Wewemo (East) and Berebere (up North).
Daruba is the main port of Pulau Morotai and, once served as a temporary headquarters for Mc. Arthur during the Pacific Campaign. Daruba's harbour is full of old wrecks from heavy fighting during the Second World War.
You could see several remaingin buildings, such as the house of a Nippon Commander. The remains of General Douglas Mc. Arthur's quarters in Sumsum Island almost disappear ...
... and read about Dahegila Village >>>
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Address: Daruba, Morotai Island - Indonesia
Directions: Main port and harbour of Morotai island
Website: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/7c3af/128130/6/
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Things To Do: SHIP-WRECK
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There is almost no tourism in this area of beautiful, white sandy beaches, excellent coral and clear water. The life remained unchanged though the Second World War had struck it. Some expeditions write about Morotai Island as a tourism destination for families of the former Japanese troop and the Allied Forces. But these tourists are of sporadical event to the communities of Morotai ...
There are coming even more tourists to see the "war-wrecks" (thousands and thousands spread over the island) and to enjoy a dive to sunken aircrafts in the Morotai seabed. At pic you see the rusty sea-wreck of a Japanese carg-boat where trees are growing out of the hold in front of the village of Daruba, the main port of Morotai Island.
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Address: Daruba, Morotai Island
Directions: Harbour Daruba, Morotai Island
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Things To Do: Desa WEWEMO
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Some info about the desa "Wewemo" (east-side).
Just after the desa of "Wewemo" there is a remarkable sight; ie. a military graveyard for the 4 persons who had shot down and, their plane crashed into the sea by the Japanese. According to some locals from "Wewemo" 2 of the victims were American, and 2 Indonesian...
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Address: Wewemo, Morotai Island - Indonesia
Directions: Close to desa Wewemo, Morotai Island
Website: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/7c3af/128130/
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Things To Do: Pak Fred, Dahegila - Daruba
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The strait separating Pulau Morotai from Halmahera is only 16 km or so wide; famous Wallace concluded that they must have been connected in some remote epoch. With the ten of thousands of coconut palms waving in the wind and welcoming its tourists ...
From upmost Southern Dahegila (once DahGilah) until the Sabotai Range Mountain that reach 1.130 m high you could experience Pualu Morotai and enjoy the tellings of locals ... and one Pak Fred, the name of an old veteran, living in either Dahegila or Daruba on Pulau Morotai and, you probably will meet ...
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Address: Dahegila, Daruba, Morotai Island
Directions: Dahegila Village, Daruba City, Morotai Island
Website: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/7c3af/128130/6/
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Things To Do: Palm-tree Lovers
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You love palm-trees? Enjoying their shade think of next : >>>
When places are warm with a lot of sunshine you'll be sure to find palm trees. Some grow in coastal regions, often close to the water. They are found in the Far East as well the Close West, USA, and some live in the desert near oases.
Palm trees look like tall, naked models or dance-girls with long trunks (heehee), and close to its top you'll find its leaves, like very big feathers. It produces a fruit named "coconut", hollow and beautiful green turning brown when older and spherical in shape. Right in the fruit there are its seeds ...
So, now that you know a little about the palm tree, how do you think that this tree disperses its seeds? By animal, by wind, by water?
Yep, ... by water ... flowing over the waves of the ocean, the current of the water, the palm tree seeds travel for longer distance you ever can imagine. Too heavy for the wind and too large to be carried by birds and other animals. When pushed up onto the shore the coconut will burst to ground its seeds. When floating at sea the salt water will spoil the seed after a week or two ...
See another beautiful palmtree-island >>>
Palms At Penang
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Address: Island Morotai, Moluccas - Halmahera
Directions: Ternate, Moluccas & see link VT friend Laszlo >>>
Website: http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/2e789/128130/
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DidiBeachBum Sat May 30, 2009 10:31 UTC
I wanted to go to Morotai this year after Lebaran but I've changed plans to go to Bandaneira instead :D Halmahera, Morotai, Ternate, Tidore are still on my wish list :D | ddekoster Mon Mar 19, 2007 22:36 UTC
Ik heb je site bekeken en gelezen. Het toeval wil dat ik in novermber 1946 in Morotai geboren ben. egerd. In 2008 ga ik met mijn vrouw en twee kinderen naar Morotai. Heb jij wat tips voor me. Met vriendelijke groet, Dave de koster ddekoster@zonnet.nl | SLLiew Sun Feb 25, 2007 04:26 UTC
Roy, A less travelled destination. Hope you get to go home soon. Send me a postcard from there :) | belgianchocolate Thu Apr 7, 2005 04:56 UTC
Well at least it is easy to visit the virtual way. Thanks. I found a great story how the first palm tree was born...but I'm not too sure where I'll ad it. ;-). frank. |
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