Krakatoa

Krakatoa Krakatau
An 1888 lithograph o the 1883 eruption o Krakatoa.
Heichest pynt
Elevation	813 metres (2,667 ft)
Prominence	813 m (2,667 ft)
Leetin	Spesial Ribu
Coordinates	6°06′07″S 105°25′23″E
Geografie
Krakatoa Krakatau Location within Indonesie
Location	Indonesie
Geology
Muntain teep	Caldera
Last eruption	Mairch 2014

Krakatoa, or Krakatau (Indonesian: Krakatau), is a volcanic island situatit in the Sunda Strait atween the islands o Java an Sumatra in the Indonesie province o Lampung. The name is an aa uised for the surroondin island group comprisin the remnants o a much lairger island o three volcanic peaks which wis obliteratit in a cataclysmic 1883 eruption, unleashin huge tsunamis (killin mair nor 36,000 fowk) an destroyin ower twa-thirds o the island. The explosion is conseedert tae be the loudest soond ever heard in modren history, wi reports o it being heard up tae 3,000 miles (4,800 km) frae its pynt o origin. The shock waves frae the explosion war recordit on barographs warldwide for days efterward.