Krakatau Island
Pulau Rakata, Rakata Island
6°09′S 105°27′E
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.
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6°09′S 105°27′E
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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. Standing 813 m (2,667 ft) tall, it was the largest and southernmost of three volcanoes that formed the island of Krakatoa (the others being Danan and Perboewatan) and the only one of the volcanoes not totally destroyed in the 1883 eruption. Rakata is the last remnant of the original island prior to its destruction. However, Rakata did lose its northern half in that eruption, leaving just its southern half. The exposed cliff is quite striking visually, partially of a large exposed dike terminating in a large lenticular extrusion at the middle of the almost vertical cliff. The feature has been called "the Eye of Krakatoa."
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Nearest islands
- Krakatoa6.2 km
- Panjang Island6.8 km
- Sertung Island9.9 km
- Java478 km
- Sumatra791 km
- Borneo1246 km
Also in Krakatoa archipelago
Sertung Island
7.8 km²▲ 191 m
Major islands

Krakatoa
3.3 km²▲ 110 m
Major islands
Panjang Island
2.6 km²▲ 163 m
Major 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
Photographs
Island of Rakata, a part of Krakatau archipelago

(Work in progress) Date: 25th. September 2011 Location: Rakata, Kratatau, Indonesia
Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore / CC BY-SA 2.0
An Indonesian Coast Guard Ship Passing along the Island of Rakata
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Photographs
- Rakata-1. Lord Mountbatten / CC BY-SA 3.0
- L1010037 - Flickr - Lip Kee. Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Coast Guard-Rakata. Lord Mountbatten / CC BY-SA 3.0