Ternate (eastern coast)

North Maluku, Indonesia

Fuji S2 digital, Nikon 12-24

Ternate and Tidore both still have sultans - the sultanate of Tidore having been recently revived. Though these roles no longer encompasses any formal power, the sultans of Ternate and Tidore are said to be quite influential in local and regional politics. Certain recent events in the region have almost echoed the great rivalries between these two sultanates in centuries past.