What Is Krakatoa?
Krakatoa is a volcanic island that forms part of the chain of islands that bears the same time. The island of Krakatoa is in the country of Indonesia, and was the site of one of the best-known volcanic events in history. Beginning on 26 August 1883, the Krakatoa volcano erupted in a series of violent explosions that sent roughly 5 cubic miles (21 cubic km) of ash and volcanic material into the atmosphere. The final explosion was said to be the largest, and was heard as far away as the western edge of Australia, over 1,900 miles (3,100 km away), and the island of Rodrigues, nearly 3,000 miles (5,000 km) from the eruption site. The eruption of the main volcano on Krakatoa was so powerful that more than two thirds of the island was destroyed. This was not just the destruction of animal or plant life; the island was literally wiped off the map and into the ocean by the force of the eruption. Hundreds of nearby villages and towns were damaged or destroyed, and the death toll was officially
Stimpy – Apr 2, 2004 1:08 am (#40 of 105) Here’s a little info about Krakato. Over a century ago, on August 26,1883, the island volcano of Krakatau (“Krakatoa”) in Indonesia, a virtually unknown volcanic island with a history of violent volcanic activity, exploded with devastating fury. The eruption was one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in recorded history. The effects were experienced on a global scale. Fine ashes from the eruption were carried by upper level winds as far away as New York City. The explosion was heard more than 3000 miles away. Volcanic dust blew into the upper atmosphere affecting incoming solar radiation and the earth’s weather for several years. A series of large tsunami waves generated by the main explosion, some reaching a height of nearly 40 meters (more than 120 feet) above sea level, killed more than 36,000 people in the coastal towns and villages along the Sunda Strait on Java and Sumatra islands. Tsunami waves were recorded or observed throughou
