Eruption of Krakatau

When

27 Aug 1883

Kind

Volcanic eruption

Where

Indonesia

Coordinates

6.10° S, 105.42° E

Vei

6

Deaths

36417

Volcano type

Caldera

Large volcanic eruption in the Sunda Strait

Between 19 May and 21 October 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa began erupting, lasting more than five months. On 27 August, the island had its most significant eruption, which destroyed over 70% of the island and its surrounding archipelago, the island collapsing into a caldera.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1883 eruption of Krakatoa: The volcanic island of Krakatoa erupts at 10:02 am (local time); 163 villages are destroyed, 36,417 killed by tsunami”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “située entre Java et Sumatra, le Krakatoa, dont le nom signifie « mont silencieux »”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “началось извержение вулкана Кракатау (Индонезия), приведшее к гибели около 40 тыс. человек”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “印尼喀拉喀托火山爆发以及火山导致的海啸造成約36000人死亡。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “インドネシアのクラカタウが大噴火（火砕流・津波による死者36,417名の惨事）”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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