Krakatau Volcano
Updated: 1 Ιουλίου 2024 10:42 GMT -
Caldera 813 m (2,667 ft.) / Anak Krakatau: 189 m
Sunda Strait, Indonesia, -6.1°S / 105.42°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
Sunda Strait, Indonesia, -6.1°S / 105.42°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
Last update: 24 Apr 2024 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
![Violent eruption of Krakatau showering the summit cone with incandescent bombs.](https://volcanodiscovery.de/uploads/tx_volcanoes/krakatau_e32894.jpg)
Violent eruption of Krakatau showering the summit cone with incandescent bombs.
Krakatau, a small island group in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java is one of the world's most famous volcanoes. It is a mostly submerged caldera with 3 outer islands belonging to the rim and a new cone, Anak Krakatau, that has been forming a new island since 1927 and remains highly active.
Krakatau exploded spectacularly in a devastating Plinian eruption 1883 that killed more than 30,000 people (mostly by the huge tsunamis triggered by the eruption). The eruption was one of the first global news events after telegraph lines had connected the different continents.
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Typical eruption style: Explosive. Construction of a cinder cone island (Anak Krakatau) inside the caldera formed by the 1883 eruption. Frequent strombolian activity.Krakatau volcano eruptions: 1530, 1680-81, 1684, 1883 (Plinian eruption), 1927-30, 1931-32, 1932-34, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938-40, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958-59, 1959-63, 1965(?), 1969(?), 1972-73, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007-8, April 2009-early 2010, Oct 2010 - March 2011, July-Oct 2011, Jan-May + Sep 2012, 2015(?), 2017, 2018 (22 Dec eruption & tsunami), 2019-ongoing
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Background
The renowned volcano Krakatau (or Krakatoa) lies in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. Collapse of the ancestral Krakatau edifice, perhaps in 416 AD, formed a 7-km-wide caldera. Remnants of this ancestral volcano are preserved in Verlaten and Lang Islands; subsequently Rakata, Danan and Perbuwatan volcanoes were formed, coalescing to create the pre-1883 Krakatau Island. Caldera collapse during the catastrophic 1883 eruption destroyed Danan and Perbuwatan volcanoes, and left only a remnant of Rakata volcano. This eruption, the 2nd largest in Indonesia during historical time, caused more than 36,000 fatalities, most as a result of devastating tsunamis that swept the adjacent coastlines of Sumatra and Java. Pyroclastic surges traveled 40 km across the Sunda Strait and reached the Sumatra coast. After a quiescence of less than a half century, the post-collapse cone of Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau) was constructed within the 1883 caldera at a point between the former cones of Danan and Perbuwatan. Anak Krakatau has been the site of frequent eruptions since 1927.---
Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution
Krakatau Volcano Photos
![Ζουμ στο διαστελλόμενο βύσμα της έκρηξης. μόνο λίγα από τα μπλοκ είναι πραγματικά κόκκινα. Τη νύχτα, αυτό σημαίνει ότι τα περισσότερα μπλοκ (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)](https://volcanodiscovery.de/fileadmin/photos/indonesia/krakatau/krakatau_0709/krakatau_i3214m_s.jpg)
Ζουμ στο διαστελλόμενο βύσμα της έκρηξης. μόνο λίγα από τα μπλοκ είναι πραγματικά κόκκινα. Τη νύχτα, αυτό σημαίνει ότι τα περισσότερα μπλοκ (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)...
![Αντανάκλαση της δραστηριότητας στη θάλασσα από το ηφαίστειο Anak Krakatau (Στενό Σούντα, Ινδονησία) στις 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2018. (Photo: V. Tricou)](https://volcanodiscovery.de/fileadmin/photos/user/Vianney/P1230364__1__01_s.jpg)
Αντανάκλαση της δραστηριότητας στη θάλασσα από το ηφαίστειο Anak Krakatau (Στενό Σούντα, Ινδονησία) στις 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2018. (Photo: V. Tricou)...
![Ένα μπαράζ από βόμβες χτυπά το νερό, μερικές αρκετά μακριά από την ακτή. (Photo: Iris Karinkanta)](https://volcanodiscovery.de/fileadmin/photos/indonesia/krakatau/krakatau_0709/_0DX2439_s.jpg)
Ένα μπαράζ από βόμβες χτυπά το νερό, μερικές αρκετά μακριά από την ακτή. (Photo: Iris Karinkanta)
![Κεραυνός στη στήλη τέφρας έκρηξης μιας έκρηξης του Anak Krakatau (Νοέμβριος 2010) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)](https://volcanodiscovery.de/fileadmin/photos/indonesia/krakatau/krakatau_1110/krakatau_i37364am_s.jpg)
Κεραυνός στη στήλη τέφρας έκρηξης μιας έκρηξης του Anak Krakatau (Νοέμβριος 2010) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Krakatau Volcano Tours
Java (Indonesia)
From Krakatau to Bali
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Price 3180 €
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3 -7 days - Easy
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