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1883 eruption of Krakatoa
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The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait occurred from 20 May until 21 October 1883, peaking in the late morning hours of 27 August when over 70% of the island of Krakatoa and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed as it collapsed into a caldera.
Photograph during the eruption in 1883
Photograph during the eruption in 1883
Lithograph of the eruption c. 1888
Lithograph of the eruption c. 1888
Rhyodacite pumice from the late August 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. This rock floated across the Indian Ocean for almost a year before it washed ashore
Rhyodacite pumice from the late August 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. This rock floated across the Indian Ocean for almost a year before it washed ashore at Takwa Beach, Kenya, East Africa.
Coral block thrown onto the shore of Java
Coral block thrown onto the shore of Java
Krakatoa
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Krakatoa, also transcribed Krakatau, 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 comprising four islands. Two of them are known as Lang and Verlaten, another, Rakata, is the only remnant of an island mostly destroyed by an eruption in 1883 which created the caldera.
An 1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa
An 1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa
Simon Winchester maintains that the 1680 eruption was depicted in this eighteenth-century Dutch etching.
Simon Winchester maintains that the 1680 eruption was depicted in this eighteenth-century Dutch etching.
In 1780, crew members of HMS Discovery found the island as a friendly place whose vegetation was dense and lush; illustration by John Webber (1751–179
In 1780, crew members of HMS Discovery found the island as a friendly place whose vegetation was dense and lush; illustration by John Webber (1751–1793)
Large fan palm in the island; illustration by John Webber (1751–1793)
Large fan palm in the island; illustration by John Webber (1751–1793)