The island of Krakatoa is in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. It is part of the Indonesian Island Arc. Volcanic activity is due to pulling of the Indo-Australian tectonic plate as it moves northward towards mainland Asia. The island is about 3 miles wide and 5.5 miles long.
Krakatoa erupts very often as a matter of fact it erupted around 17 times. its last confirmed eruption was 2008 that was only 6 years ago.
Krakatoa is remembered for its most deadly eruption in 1883 unleashing huge tsunamis and killing more than 36,000 people and destroying two-thirds of the island and the sound is meant to be the loudest sound ever heard in modern history.
Its been proven that Krakatoa last erupted in march 2014 this is one of the worlds most active volcanoes.
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) began on August 26, 1883 (with origins as early as May of that year) and culminated with several destructive eruptions of the remaining caldera. On August 27, two thirds of Krakatoa collapsed in a chain of titanic explosions, destroying most of the island and its surrounding archipelago. Additional alleged seismic activity continued to be reported until February 1884, though reports of those after October 1883 were later dismissed by Rogier Verbeek's investigation. It was one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history, with at least 36,417 deaths being attributed to the eruption itself and the tsunamis it created. Significant additional effects were also felt around the world.
The island of Krakatoa is in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. It is part of the Indonesian Island Arc. Volcanic activity is due to pulling of the Indo-Australian tectonic plate as it moves northward towards mainland Asia. The island is about 3 miles wide and 5.5 miles long.
Krakatoa erupts very often as a matter of fact it erupted around 17 times. its last confirmed eruption was 2008 that was only 6 years ago.
Krakatoa is remembered for its most deadly eruption in 1883 unleashing huge tsunamis and killing more than 36,000 people and destroying two-thirds of the island and the sound is meant to be the loudest sound ever heard in modern history.
Its been proven that Krakatoa last erupted in march 2014 this is one of the worlds most active volcanoes.
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) began on August 26, 1883 (with origins as early as May of that year) and culminated with several destructive eruptions of the remaining caldera. On August 27, two thirds of Krakatoa collapsed in a chain of titanic explosions, destroying most of the island and its surrounding archipelago. Additional alleged seismic activity continued to be reported until February 1884, though reports of those after October 1883 were later dismissed by Rogier Verbeek's investigation. It was one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history, with at least 36,417 deaths being attributed to the eruption itself and the tsunamis it created. Significant additional effects were also felt around the world.