Krakatoa By Chirag Shah

Where is Krakatoa?
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-- What is a Volcano?
Introduction
Where is Krakatoa?
What was the scene before 1883?
What were the events leading up to the 1883 eruption?
What happened in the major eruption of 1883?
Why did Krakatoa erupt?
Who was affected by the eruption?
What were the after effects?
Reconstruction
What is Anak Krakatoa?
Anak Krakatoa Images
Bibliography
ICT EVALUATION

 
 
Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau) is a volcano near the Indonesian island of Rakata in the Sunda Strait.

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ABOVE: THE SUNDRA STRAIT. Click on the picture for a larger version.

The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.

It is about 30 km wide at its narrowest point, which is at the north end, but this is a short section, about 30 km long, and then it opens out to about 100 km for another 100 km. There are a number of small islands in the strait; the volcano Krakatoa is located on one of them.

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FIG 10: above:

The gray line on this map is the outline of Krakatoa Island before the 1883 eruption. Today, smaller islands have grown up where Krakatoa used to be.

 

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