an island in NE Indonesia, the largest of the Moluccas: consists of four peninsulas enclosing three bays; mountainous and forested. Area: 17 780 sq km (6865 sq miles)
Former names: Djailolo, Gilolo, Jilolo
Halmahera in American English
(ˌhɑlməˈhɛrə)
largest of the Molucca Islands, Indonesia, east of Sulawesi: 6,865 sq mi (17,780 sq km)