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Krakatoa

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Krakatoa
An early 19th-century illustration of Krakatoa
Elevation	813 m (2,667 ft)
Prominence	813 m (2,667 ft)
Listing	Spesial Ribu
Location
Location	Indonesia
Coordinates	6°06′07″S 105°25′23″E / 6.102°S 105.423°E / -6.102; 105.423Coordinates: 6°06′07″S 105°25′23″E / 6.102°S 105.423°E / -6.102; 105.423[1]
Geology
Type	Caldera
Last eruption	Nov 2010

Krakatoa (Indonesian: Krakatau), also known as Krakatau, is a volcanic island made of a'a lava^[2] in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The name is used for the island group, the main island (also called Rakata), and the volcano as a whole. The island exploded in 1883, killing approximately 40,000 people, although some estimates put the death toll much higher. The explosion is still considered to be the loudest sound ever heard in modern history, with reports of it being heard nearly 3,000 miles from its point of origin. The shock wave from the explosion was recorded on barographs around the globe.

Contents

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• 1 Historical significance
• 2 Etymology and orthography
• 3 Geographical setting
• 4 Pre-1883 history
  • 4.1 416 AD event
  • 4.2 535 AD event
  • 4.3 1680
  • 4.4 Visit by HMS Discovery
  • 4.5 Dutch activity
• 5 The 1883 eruption
• 6 Subsequent volcanism
  • 6.1 Anak Krakatau
  • 6.2 Current activity
• 7 Biological research
  • 7.1 The Krakatau problem
  • 7.2 Handl's occupancy
• 8 In media
• 9 See also
• 10 References
  • 10.1 Notes
  • 10.2 Bibliography
• 11 External links