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Volcano of Krakatau
Krakatau, a small group of islands located in the Sunda Strait, between the islands of Sumatra and Java, is one of the world's most famous volcanoes. This is a caldera almost completely submerged with 3 outer islands belonging to the rim and a new cone, Anak Krakatau, which forms a new island since 1927 and remains very active.
Krakatau exploded dramatically in a devastating Plinian 1883 eruption that killed more than 30,000 people (mostly by the huge tsunamis triggered by the eruption). The eruption was one of the first information events in the world after telegraph lines connected the different continents.
Caldera 813 m / Anak Krakatau: 189 m
Sunda Strait, Indonesia, -6.1 ° S / 105.42 ° E
Actual status: in eruption (4 out of 5)
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Eruptions of Krakatau volcano:
1530, 1680-81, 1684, 1883 (Plinian eruption), 1927-30, 1931-32, 1932-34, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938-40, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1946, 1946 47, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958-1959, 1959-1963, 1965 (?), 1969 (?), 1972-1973, 1975, 1978, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1992-1993, 1994-95, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007-8, April 2009 – early 2010, October 2010 – March 2011, July-October 2011, January-May + Sep 2012, 2015 (?), 2017, 2018 (December 22 eruption and tsunami)
Typical eruption style:
Explosive. Construction of an island slag cone (Anak Krakatau) inside the caldera formed by the eruption of 1883. Strombolian activity frequent.
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Krakatau Volcano Tours
From Krakatau to Bali (16-day study and photographic visit to Java, Indonesia)
A dream come true – World Volcano Tour (4 weeks trip around the world in Hawaii, Vanuatu – New Zealand – Indonesia)
Special volcano Krakatau (expedition to study and observe the Anak Krakatau volcano and its activity)
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