Gane

Gane occupies part of Halmahera's long southern peninsula, across the water from the Bacan Islands. Its hills and forested coast lie among the territories contested by the rulers of the northern Moluccas. Bacan's sphere at times included Gane, while Ternate also claimed influence there. The peninsula's communities formed part of the island world in which local rulers and sultanates negotiated authority across narrow seas.