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Krakatoa (/ ˌ k r ɑː k ə ˈ t oʊ ə, ... the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated at 50 Mt. ... The abbreviated form rakaṭa also means "crab" in the Old ...
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesian: Letusan Krakatau 1883) in the Sunda Strait occurred from 20 May until 21 October 1883, peaking in the late morning of 27 August when over 70% of the island of Krakatoa and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed as it collapsed into a caldera.
Mount Tambora: 7 Indonesia: 1815 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, Year Without a Summer: 36,000+ Krakatoa: 6 Indonesia: 1883 1883 eruption of Krakatoa: 30,000 Mount Pelée: 4 Martinique: 1902 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée: 23,000 Nevado del Ruiz: 3 Colombia: 1985 Armero tragedy: 20,000~ (estimated) Santorini: 6 Greece: c. 1600 BC Minoan eruption ...
Anak Krakatoa, c. 1929. In early 1927 volcanic activity began to appear at the point located between where the former peaks of Mount Perboewatan and Mount Danan had been. [2] This was a short-lived appearance of a small island that was sunk by sea waves within a week. [3]
Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatoa for its global effects in 1883, [1] the Lake Toba Caldera for its supervolcanic eruption estimated to have occurred 74,000 years before present which was responsible for six years of volcanic winter, [2] and Mount Tambora for the most violent eruption in recorded ...
Krakatoa is an active stratovolcano located in Indonesia, and lying on the far western rim of the Pacific Ring of Fire.Krakatoa is a notably powerful volcano, with the 1883 eruption being one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in all of recorded history.
The 1953 American adventure film Fair Wind to Java depicts a fictional sailing ship, the Gerrymander, which rides out a large tsunami generated by the 1883 explosion of Krakatoa. The 1969 American disaster film Krakatoa, East of Java depicts a fictional steamer, the Batavia Queen , surviving an encounter with an enormous tsunami at sea between ...
Mount Fuji: Honshū: 1.7 Unknown December 16, 1707 Hōei eruption of Mount Fuji: 5 Tangkoko: Sangihe Volcanic Arc 1 Unknown 1680 5 Mount Gamkonora: Halmahera Volcanic Arc 1 Unknown 1673-05-20 5 Mount Tarumae Hokkaidō 2.8 Unknown 1667-09-24 Ta-b 5 Mount Usu: Hokkaidō: 2.78 Unknown 1663-08-16 6 Long Island, PNG: Bismarck Volcanic Arc ...