Morotai Island (Indonesian: Pulau Morotai) is an island in the Halmahera group of eastern Indonesia's Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is one of Indonesia's...
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The Battle of Morotai, part of the Pacific War, began on 15 September 1944, and continued until the end of the war in August 1945. The fighting started...
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The "Morotai Mutiny" was an incident in April 1945 involving members of the Australian First Tactical Air Force based on the island of Morotai, in the...
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The Morotai friarbird or dusky friarbird (Philemon fuscicapillus) is a species of friarbird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is a dark brown...
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2012 Sail Morotai was the fourth international sailing event by Sail Indonesia cooperating with Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Indonesian Marine...
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Morotai Island Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pulau Morotai) is a regency of North Maluku province, Indonesia, located on Morotai Island. It covers an...
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stationed on Morotai Island, in the Dutch East Indies, shortly before the Allies overran that island in the September 1944 Battle of Morotai. Allegedly...
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Morotai United Football Club (simply known as Morotai United or MU) is an Indonesian football club based in Morotai Island, North Maluku. They currently...
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National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (redirect from Morotai spaceport)
Akan Dibangun di Morotai" [Spaceport will be built in Morotai] (in Indonesian). November 27, 2012. "LAPAN prepares rocket launch in Morotai (Indonesian)"...
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launched the Battle of Morotai in 1944; bombing the island in August and invading it in September. Imperial Japanese forces on Morotai held out until 1945...
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Nactus arceo (redirect from Morotai slender-toed gecko)
The Morotai slender-toed gecko (Nactus arceo) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Nactus arceo at the Reptarium...
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HMAS Ipswich (J186) (redirect from HNLMS Morotai)
Ipswich was later operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) as HNLMS Morotai, and by the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) as KRI Hang Tuah. In Indonesian service...
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on Morotai were located along the island's west coast, and generally stayed close to native gardens. The 93rd Division landed patrols along Morotai's west...
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verified holdout, Private Teruo Nakamura, surrendering on the island of Morotai in 1974. Newspapers throughout East Asia and the Pacific reported more...
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is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Moluccas (Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Bacan and Seram) and in western Irian Jaya. Subspecies...
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a public airport located on the southern coast of Morotai Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. Morotai island was the final island invasion in Netherlands...
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diasporic community, especially those who lives on the island of Morotai (especially South Morotai) and also on the island of Sulawesi (especially Southeast...
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September–October 1944 Battle of Noemfoor: July–August 1944 Battle of Morotai: September–October 1944 Philippines Campaign (1944–45): October 1944 –...
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North Sumatra; Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi; Tanjung Lesung, Banten; Morotai, North Maluku; and Tanjung Kelayang, Bangka Belitung Islands. As quoted...
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109,319 Indonesia (Central Sulawesi) Yapen 2,278 880 Indonesia (Papua) Morotai 2,266 875 Indonesia (North Maluku) Trangan 2,149 830 Indonesia (Maluku)...
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1080/13518049808430361. Han Cheung (January 2, 2016). "The last holdout of Morotai". Taipei Times. Retrieved September 15, 2018. "Eerie echoes of 1945 case...
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80-G-258013 At Morotai NCDU 21 with MacArthur's 7th Fleet makes a channel using 8 tons of explosives in a single blast. Debris was thrown 800 yards or...
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Battle of Hollandia Battle of Wakde Battle of Lone Tree Hill Battle of Morotai Battle of Biak Battle of Noemfoor Battle of Driniumor River Battle of Sansapor...
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provinces. A new province, North Maluku, incorporates the area between Morotai and Sula, with the arc of islands from Buru and Seram to Wetar remaining...
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USS Fanshaw Bay (section Battle of Morotai)
was assigned to Task Group 77.1, which would support the landings on Morotai. Notably, her aircraft contingent had been swapped, and she now hosted...
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Namrole (NRE) Saumlaki (SXK) Wahai (WHI) North Maluku Buli (WUB) Galela (GLX) Gebe (GEB) Labuha (LAH) Morotai (OTI) Sanana (SQN) Ternate (TTE) Kao (KAZ)...
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Group RAAF participated in the capture of Hollandia, Biak, Noemfoor and Morotai. After western New Guinea was secured No. 10 Operation Group was renamed...
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invasion of the Philippines, MacArthur's northernmost conquest had been at Morotai in the Dutch East Indies on September 15–16, 1944. This was MacArthur's...
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at Hollandia Battle of Wakde Battle of Lone Tree Hill (1944) Battle of Morotai Battle of Biak Battle of Noemfoor Battle of Driniumor River Battle of Sansapor...
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A Matilda Frog being demonstrated on Morotai, June 1945...
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