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Bookmark or Share- When Krakatoa Blew: How the 1883 Eruption Changed the WorldKey Takeaways. The 1883 Krakatoa eruption was one of the deadliest and most powerful volcanic events in recorded history, generating massive tsunamis that caused widespread destruction in the Indonesian archipelago. The eruption and its aftermath, including the tsunamis, resulted in significant loss of life and were among the first global ...
- Krakatoa is still active, and we are not ready for the tsunamis another ...Krakatoa is in the middle of a narrow strait between Java and Sumatra. Indonesia’s capital Jakarta is about 100 miles to the east. Even though Anak Krakatoa had been active since June that...
- Krakatoa - Eruption, Causes & Impact | HISTORYKrakatoa is a small volcanic island in Indonesia, located about 100 miles west of Jakarta. In August 1883, the eruption of the main island of Krakatoa (or Krakatau) killed more than 36,000...
- Krakatoa | Location, Eruption, Map, & Facts | BritannicaKrakatoa, volcano on Rakata Island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia. Its explosive eruption in 1883 was one of the most catastrophic in history. Krakatoa lies along the convergence of the Indian-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates, a zone of high volcanic and seismic activity.
- Krakatoa - WikipediaKrakatoa (/ ˌ k r ɑː k ə ˈ t oʊ ə, ˌ k r æ k-/), also transcribed Krakatau (/-ˈ t aʊ /), is a caldera in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. The caldera is part of a volcanic island group (Krakatoa archipelago) comprising four islands.
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