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Krakatoa (Inonesian: Krakatau), also spelled Krakatao or Krakatowa, is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between 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. It has erupted repeatedly, massively, and with disastrous consequences throughout recorded history. The best known eruption culminated in a series of massive explosions on August 26 - 27, 1883, which was among the most violent volcanic events in modern times. With a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 6, it was equivalent to 200 megatons of TNT — about 13,000 times the yield of the Little Boy bomb (13 to 16 KT) that devastated Hiroshima, Japan.

Trivia about krakatoa

  • The red sky in Munch's "The Scream" may be from the debris in the Oslo air from this volcano half a world away
  • In 1883 more than 36,000 died following an explosion on this volcanic Indonesian island
  • This Indonesian volcano just west of Java erupted in 1883 causing sea waves almost 130 feet high
  • The August 1883 volcanic eruption on this island blew away 2/3 of the island; the sound was heard 3,000 miles away
  • According to Guinness, the greatest explosion in the past 3,000 years occured August 27, 1883, on this island
  • A cloud of ash circled the Earth when most of this volcanic island was obliterated in an 1883 explosion
  • Most of this island was destroyed by a volcanic explosion in August 1883

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