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Krakatoa archipelago
Kepulauan Krakatau
Part of Indonesia
The Krakatoa archipelago is a small uninhabited archipelago of volcanic islands formed by the Krakatoa stratovolcano located in the Sunda Strait, nestled between the much larger islands of Java and Sumatra. a. a.
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The Krakatoa archipelago is a small uninhabited archipelago of volcanic islands formed by the Krakatoa stratovolcano located in the Sunda Strait, nestled between the much larger islands of Java and Sumatra. As of 2018, the archipelago consists of four main islands: Verlaten (a.k.a. Sertung) to the northwest, Lang (a.k.a. Lesser Krakatoa, Rakata Kecil, or Panjang) to the northeast, Rakata (what remains the main island) to the south, and the currently volcanically active Anak Krakatoa in the north-centre. Together, the islands are a part of the Indonesian island arc system, created by the northeastward subduction of the Indo-Australian plate. As part of a dynamic volcanic system, the islands have been continuously reshaped throughout recorded history, most notably in the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Administratively, the Krakatoa archipelago lies entirely within Lampung, Indonesia, and forms a part of Ujung Kulon National Park.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands4
- Minor islands0
- Islets1
- Rocks & skerries1
Major islands
Krakatau Island
- Area
- 12.3 km²
- High point
- 780 m
Rakata ( rə-KAH-tə), also called Greater Krakatau, is a partially collapsed and uninhabited stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa (Indonesian: Krakatau) in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java.
Krakatoa
- Area
- 3.3 km²
- High point
- 110 m
Anak Krakatoa, or Anak Krakatau (Indonesian for 'child of Krakatoa'), is a volcanic island and an active volcano in Indonesia. On 29 December 1927, Anak Krakatoa first emerged from the caldera formed by the explosive volcanic 1883 eruption of Krakatoa that destroyed the island of Krakatoa (Krakatau).
Sertung Island
- Area
- 7.8 km²
- High point
- 191 m
Verlaten Island (Dutch: "Abandoned", "Deserted" or "Forsaken"; modern Indonesian: Sertung) is a volcanic island. The island is located in the Sunda Strait in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra. It is part of the Krakatoa Archipelago, above the famous Krakatoa volcano.
Panjang Island
- Area
- 2.6 km²
- High point
- 163 m
Lang Island (Dutch: "Long"; modern Indonesian: Krakatau Kecil or Panjang) lies in the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra, in Indonesia. It is one of the Krakatoa Archipelago, above the famous Krakatoa volcano.
Islets
- Krakatau Barat Island2 m · 0.4 ha
Rocks & skerries
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
- Krakatau: 780 m
- Sertung: 191 m
- Panjang: 163 m
- Krakatoa: 110 m
- Krakatau Barat: 2 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Krakatau Island | 12.3 km² |
| Sertung Island | 7.8 km² |
| Krakatoa | 3.3 km² |
| Panjang Island | 2.6 km² |
| Krakatau Barat Island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
Overlapping groups
Photographs
Island of Rakata, a part of Krakatau archipelago


Krakatoa archipelago, viewed from space. The photograph was taken between 1999 and 2003, probably in 2001, because there was an eruption in from july to september.
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Rakata-1. Lord Mountbatten / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Anak Krakatau with some activity visible, Indonesia - April 17th, 2020 (49787256542). Pierre Markuse from Hamm, Germany / CC BY 2.0
- Krakatoa NasaWorldWind 2000. Sémhur / Public domain