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TERNATE

Volume 20 · 56 words · 1815 Edition

the most northerly of the Molucca or Clove islands in the East Indies. It abounds in cocoanuts, bananas, citrons, oranges, and other fruits peculiar to the torrid zone; but cloves are the most valuable produce. It is in the possession of the Dutch. Malaya is the capital town. E. Long. 129. c. N. Lat. 1. c.