Moti or Motir is a

volcanic island Geologically, a high island or volcanic island is an island of volcanic origin. The term can be used to distinguish such islands from low islands, which are formed from sedimentation or the uplifting of coral reefs (which have often formed ...

in the western side of

Halmahera Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia, and Sofifi, the capital of the province, is located on the west coast of the island. Ha ...

island,

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. While administratively part of the city of Ternate, it is situated between the islands of Tidore to its north and Makian to its south. The 5 km wide island is surrounded by

coral reef A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of Colony (biology), colonies of coral polyp (zoology), polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, wh ...

s. Its summit is truncated and the volcano contains a

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at the south-west side. Moti has an area of 24.78 km² and had a population of 4,811 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. it is governed as the district ('' kecamatan'') of Moti within the City ('' kota'') of Ternate.

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Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia Volcanoes of Halmahera Mountains of Indonesia Ternate Islands of the Maluku Islands Landforms of North Maluku {{NMaluku-geo-stub

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