Maluku Islands in Indonesia
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Maluku Islands in Indonesia
That's the group of Islands that were traded but there were two original islands (both starting with T) one held by the Portuguese and One by the Spanish.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
BIG clues.
I know one island in the group is called Tanimbar
Meka leka hi, meka hiney ho?Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
Malakas Hellas (μαλάκας Ελλάς)?
So, no-one here has the answer? Another day and I will give the answer and ask a different question if this is too hard.
Trinidad and Tobago
No, but you did get the malukku islands. So I guess you are the winner.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
Funny, nobody knows Tidore and Ternati. These two islands were the powerbase of the spice trade and source of conflict between Portugal, Spain, England and the Dutch. The group of islands were the only place in the world that cloves, mace and nutmeg came from. Such was their value, the Dutch traded New Amsterdam for these islands of the British but the british had already transferred most of the trees off the islands and shipped them to India.
So Anfield5 I guess it's you...
Oh... is it Britain then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grundo Farb
Cloves
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/496xn/p02k41w9.jpg
Mace
https://culturalconcubine.files.word...mmon-mace.jpeg
Nutmeg!!!
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/webima.../244652516.jpg
I like it.
How big, when and where was the largest recorded earthquake?