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Krakatoa

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What island is the volcano Krakatoa on?

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.

What is Krakatoa altitude?

The Krakatoa that erupted altitude was 813 m when it was erupted. 40 years after it erupted, arise new volcano called Krakatoa Child. It's a growing mountain, grow for 4 cm every year. Today the Krakatoa Child altitude is 230 m

How did Krakatoa the Volcano affect the weather or geography?

When Krakatoa erupted in 1883, the sulfur it injected into the atmosphere lowered global temperatures for a few years. The geography was affected in that most of the island of Krakatoa collapsed into the sea.

What volcanic eruption caused the world to go dark?

No volcanic eruption in human history has darkened the entire world. But about 535 AD a volcano at Krakatoa erupted so violently it may have darkened the sky around the world to an extent that it caused famines and threw Europe into the Dark Ages (they are not called the Dark Ages because the sky was dark, rather it was considered to be a period of intellectual darkness).

When do Krakatoa explode?

it exploded in may 1883 and it also exploded in February 14 2011 and alot of other times

Is moscow near Krakatoa?

No. They are nowhere near each other. Moscow is in eastern Russia. Krakatoa is more than 5,700 miles away in Indonesia.

Which one is not a volcano formed by subduction Mt Fuji Mt Rainier The Himalayas or Krakatoa?

The Himalayas are not formed by subduction. They are the result of the Indian tectonic plate colliding with the Eurasian plate, causing the uplift of the mountain range. The other options (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Rainier, and Krakatoa) are associated with volcanic activity resulting from subduction processes.