Krakatoa was formerly on the island of Krakatoa, which was destroyed in the 1883 eruption. Currently the volcano erupts from a new island, Anak Krakatau.
Krakatoa is an island in Indonesia, and it has an active volcano on it :)
No. Krakatoa is its own island.
Krakatoa, or Krakatau, is a volcano near the Indonesian island of Rakata in western Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.
No. Continued eruptions at the Krakatoa/Krakatau since 1927 have built a new island, called Anak Krakatau (child of Krakatoa).
Not exactly. The explosions generate by the eruption of Krakatoa were enormous, but the island itself was not blown up. The eruption ejected so much magma, that the island of Krakatoa collapsed into the space left behind.
It is both a volcano and an island.
Krakatoa is an island in Indonesia, and it has an active volcano on it :)
No. Krakatoa is its own island.
The volcano Krakatoa famously erupted in 1883.
It is not located in a city, it is an island.
It is not located in a city, it is an island.
Krakatoa, or Krakatau, is a volcano near the Indonesian island of Rakata in western Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.
an Island between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia
Either is correct. Krakatoa, or Krakatau, is a volcano near the Indonesian island of Rakata in western Indonesia, and it is also referred to as Mt Krakatoa.
No. Continued eruptions at the Krakatoa/Krakatau since 1927 have built a new island, called Anak Krakatau (child of Krakatoa).
IndonesiaThe Krakatoa is a volcano located in Indonesia, a cluster of islands with the same name, between Sumatra and Java. The name refers both to Krakatoa group of islands and the island itself (also called Rakata) and the volcano.
Not exactly. The explosions generate by the eruption of Krakatoa were enormous, but the island itself was not blown up. The eruption ejected so much magma, that the island of Krakatoa collapsed into the space left behind.