Krakatoa

Also known as Cracatoa, Krakatao, Carcata, cracatuo, Krakatau Island, Pulau Krakatau, Mount Krakatoa, Krakatau

Krakatoa (), also transcribed (), 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. Two of them are known as Lang and Verlaten; another, Rakata, is the only remnant of an island, also called Krakatoa, mostly destroyed by an eruption in 1883 which created the caldera.

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Krakatoa is a volcanic caldera located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, consisting of a group of four islands. It is historically significant because a catastrophic eruption in 1883 mostly destroyed the original island and created the caldera that exists today.

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Key facts

Mountain.name: Krakatoa
Mountain.photo: Krakatoa eruption lithograph.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: A lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa
Mountain.map: Indonesia
Mountain.map_caption: Location within Indonesia
Mountain.location: Indonesia
Mountain.map_relief: 1
Mountain.listing: Spesial Ribu
Mountain.type: Caldera
Mountain.last_eruption: 15 September 2023

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Described at

Krakatau: ostrov, ktorý na okamih zmenil celý svet - Indonézia - PlaceMania

Príbeh sopky Krakatau, ktorej výbuch v roku 1883 zmenil mapu sveta. Ostrov zmizol, no jeho syn Anak Krakatau dodnes rastie z mora.

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 813
Image: Krakatoa NasaWorldWind 2000.jpg

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Commons category: Krakatoa
Commons gallery: Krakatau
topographic prominence: 814
topographic isolation: 21.71
name: Mount Krakatoa
described at URL: www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/krakatau-ostrov-ktory-na-okamih-zmenil-cely-svet

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Contents

Historical significance
Etymology
Geographical setting
Pre-1883 history
AD 416 event
Middle Ages
1680
Visit by HMS ''Discovery''
Visit by USS ''Peacock''
Dutch activity
1883 eruption
Aftermath
Anak Krakatau
Political
Biological research
Botanical studies
Handl's occupancy
Conservation
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
External links

In 1927, a fourth island, Anak Krakatoa, or "Child of Krakatoa", emerged from the caldera formed in 1883. There has been new eruptive activity since the late 20th century, with a large collapse causing the 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami. A new cinder cone eventually grew out of its collapse scar from eruptions in the 2020s.