Ambon Island
A mountainous, well watered island in the Maluku group, once at the heart of the clove trade. Its main town, Ambon, is the capital and seaport of Maluku province, set on a deep bay in the south.
- Where
- Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -3.6147, 128.1658
Get the Ambon Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ambon Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maluku volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ambon Island
Banda Islands 222 km
A group of ten small volcanic islands rising out of the deep Banda Sea, about 2,000 kilometres east of Java. For centuries they were the world's only source of nutmeg and mace, and Dutch forts and old perkenier houses still stand among the nutmeg groves.
Raja Ampat 458 km
An archipelago of more than 1,500 islands, cays and shoals off the Bird's Head of New Guinea, its name meaning the Four Kings after the main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo. Its reefs are among the richest in marine life on Earth.
Wakatobi National Park 517 km
A marine national park in Southeast Sulawesi, established in 2002, its name made from the first letters of the four main islands: Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia and Binongko. The reefs around them are among the most prized dive sites in Indonesia.
Tangkoko Nature Reserve 660 km
A nature reserve of 8,718 hectares in northern Sulawesi, 70 kilometres from Manado, taking in Mount Tangkoko, Mount Dua Saudara and Mount Batuangus. It is one of the best places to see tiny tarsiers at dusk and troops of black crested macaques.
Christ Blessing 672 km
A statue of Jesus with arms raised in blessing at the top of a residential estate in Manado. It stands 50 metres tall, a 30 metre figure on a 20 metre pedestal, made from metal fibre and steel.
Bunaken Island 694 km
An island of 8 square kilometres off the northern tip of Sulawesi, part of Bunaken National Marine Park and administered by Manado. Divers come for its steep coral walls dropping away close to shore.
Togian Islands 776 km
An archipelago of 56 islands and many islets in the Gulf of Tomini off Central Sulawesi, the largest including Batudaka, Togean and Una-Una. One of its villages is home to the Bajau, the sea nomads, and the islands are ringed with coral reefs.
Kelimutu 906 km
A volcano in central Flores, about 50 kilometres east of Ende, crowned by three crater lakes of different colours. The lakes shift between blue, green, red and black as the chemistry of the volcano changes, and local belief holds them to be resting places of souls.
Questions
Where is Ambon Island?
Ambon Island is in Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Banda Islands (222 km), Raja Ampat (458 km), Wakatobi National Park (517 km).
How do I get the Ambon Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ambon Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maluku volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ambon Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maluku volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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