Krakatoa
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Krakatoa
description
Krakatoa (/ˌkrɑːkəˈtoʊə, ˌkræk-/), also transcribed Krakatau (/-ˈtaʊ/), is a caldera[1] 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, Lang and Verlaten, are remnants of a previous volcanic edifice destroyed in eruptions long before the infamous 1883 eruption; another, Rakata, is the remnant of a much larger island destroyed in the 1883 eruption.
latitude
-6.102
longitude
105.423
Title
Krakatoa
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Krakatoa Dalby, R. J. (speaker, male) ^A182785 1937-03-05 Recording | Recording place | CreativeWork |