Indonesia and the three locations for the mission

Indonesia is, by population, the fourth largest country in the world.  Geographically, it consists of 17,000 islands that straddle the equator.  It is also in an extremely seismically active area of the world and thus is subject to frequent earthquakes, volcano eruptions, and tsunamis.  Culturally, the country's population consists of 300 ethnic groups with many cultural differences.  You can easily find more specific information about Indonesia by doing a search on the internet.  For our mission, we will be visiting 3 locales.  We will spend the first week anchoring in Morotai.  Morotai is an island in eastern Indonesia and is one of the northermost islands.  It was the site of a major battle during World War II.  It is a heavily wooded island that today mainly produces timber and resin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morotai).  The second week will be spent anchoring in Ternate.  Ternate is a island in eastern Indonesia that was most famously the leader of the "Spice Islands", once powerful because they were the main producer of cloves.  Ternate is a visually dramatic cone-shaped island that is dominated by Mount Gamalama, a volcano that erupts regularly.  Earthquakes and tsunamis are comom on Ternate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternate).  The last week we will be anchored in Ambon.  Ambon is an island located south of Ternate and is covered by a rainforest.  It mainly produces tropical crops such as cassava (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambon_Island).  After we leave Ambon, we will travel to Darwin, Australia, which is where we will leave the ship.  This information is from Wikipedia which also includes more information on each subject.