Krakatoa (/ ˌkrɑːkəˈtoʊə, ˌkræk -/), also transcribed Krakatau (/- ˈtaʊ /), is a caldera in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. [1] …

Aug 25, 2025 · Krakatoa lies along the convergence of the Indian-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates, a zone of high volcanic and seismic activity. Sometime within the past million …

Aug 23, 2021 · Krakatoa was a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, part of the ‘Ring of Fire’. In May 1883, Krakatoa began erupting ash and steam to a …

May 9, 2018 · Krakatoa is a small volcanic island in Indonesia, located about 100 miles west of Jakarta. In August 1883, the eruption of the main island of Krakatoa (or Krakatau) killed more …

Finally, on Aug. 27, 1883, all hell broke loose, as a colossal volcanic eruption demolished Krakatoa, causing two-thirds of it to collapse and fall into the sea, and generated massive lava, …

Oct 17, 2025 · The island group of Krakatoa (or Krakatau) lies in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. Krakatoa is infamous for its violent Plinian eruption in 1883, that destroyed the …

May 18, 2019 · On the morning of August 26, 1883, the residents of the island of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait of Indonesia, then-Dutch East Indie, arose like it was any other day. They went …

May 9, 2025 · The great volcano on the island of Krakatoa (sometimes spelled as Krakatau or Krakatowa) loomed over the Sunda Strait, between the islands of Java and Sumatra in present …

Between 20 May and 21 October 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait, erupted. On 27 August, the island had its most significant eruption, which destroyed …

At the time of the 1883 eruption, the Krakatoa group comprised Lang, Verlaten, and Krakatoa itself, an island 9 km (5.6 mi) long by 5 km (3.1 mi) wide. There were also the tree-covered …