What the records say
- When
- 18 Jun 2018 – 17 Apr 2020
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 6.10° S, 105.42° E
- Vei
- 3
- Vent
- Anak Krakatau
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 262000
- Eruption number
- 22275
Krakatoa
Volcanic caldera in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia
Krakatoa, also transcribed Krakatau, is a caldera in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. The caldera is part of a volcanic island group comprising four islands. Two of them are known as Lang and Verlaten; another, Rakata, is the only remnant of an island, also called Krakatoa, mostly destroyed by an eruption in 1883 which created the caldera.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page
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