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    Krakatoa

    Anak Krakatau Island, Karakatau Adası

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    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 (Krakatoa archipelago) comprising four islands.

    Krakatoa

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    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 (Krakatoa archipelago) 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. In 1927, a fourth island, Anak Krakatoa, or "Child of Krakatoa", emerged from the caldera formed in 1883. There has been new eruptive activity since the late 20th century, with a large collapse causing the 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami. A new cinder cone eventually grew out of its collapse scar from eruptions in the 2020s.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Krakatoa archipelago

    Also in Greater Sunda Islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Belitung

      4,611 km²▲ 503 m

      Major islands

    • Madura

      4,472 km²▲ 466 m

      Major islands

    • Borneo

      732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m

      Minor islands

    • Nias

      4,113 km²▲ 856 m

      Minor islands

    • Muna Island

      2,926 km²▲ 416 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Malayo-Indonesian

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumbawa

      14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m

      Minor islands

    • Flores

      13,993 km²▲ 2,367 m

      Minor islands

    • Bangka Island

      11,548 km²▲ 654 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumba

      10,902 km²▲ 1,225 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Sunda Islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumbawa

      14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m

      Minor islands

    • Flores

      13,993 km²▲ 2,367 m

      Minor islands

    • Bangka Island

      11,548 km²▲ 654 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumba

      10,902 km²▲ 1,225 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Indonesia

    • Borneo

      732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m

      Major islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Halmahera

      17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m

      Minor islands

    • Seram Island

      17,368 km²▲ 3,027 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumbawa

      14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Malay Archipelago

    • Borneo

      732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m

      Major islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Halmahera

      17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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