Krakatoa
Sunda Strait eruption
Krakatoa is a volcanic island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra.
Its 1863 eruption was among the most catastrophic in recorded history—the explosion was heard thousands of miles away, and the resulting tsunamis killed tens of thousands.
The name evokes spectacular destruction: The argument erupted like Krakatoa.
Hot eruption debris
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- magmaMolten rock underground
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
caldera · tephra · pumice · lahar · explosion · tsunami · shockwave · 1883
Layered cone-shaped volcanic mountain
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- ventOpening for airflow
- fumaroleVolcanic gas vent
basalt · andesite · rhyolite · igneous · tectonic · seismology · volcanologist · subduction
Programming language from Sun
- SumatraIndonesian island, sixth largest
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- BataviaJakarta's Dutch-era name
pyroclastic
Hot eruption debris
plume · caldera · tephra · pumice · lahar · explosion · tsunami · shockwave · 1883 · cataclysm
stratovolcano
Layered cone-shaped volcanic mountain
fumarole · basalt · andesite · rhyolite · igneous · tectonic · seismology · volcanologist · subduction · lithosphere
Java
Programming language from Sun
- SumatraIndonesian island, sixth largest
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
1883
Late nineteenth century
- colonialOf occupied territories
- telegraphElectrical message system
- TennysonVictorian English poet laureate
sunsets · chronicles · exploration · eyewitness · documentation
- Indonesian Volcanoes
- Volcanic Eruptionspyroclastic flow, volcanic ash, tephra, ash cloud, ash plume
- Eurasian GeographyHimalayas, Tibetan Plateau, Gobi Desert, Ganges River, Yangtze River
- Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
- volcanoesvolcano, volcanic eruption, Mount Fuji, volcanic eruptions, caldera
- catastrophesdisasters, disaster, natural disasters, catastrophe, apocalypse
Krakatoadormant volcano
Currently quiet volcanic peak
extinct volcano · Mauna Kea · inactive · Mount Kenya · quiescent
Krakatoasilence
Total lack of sound
dead silence · whisper · stillness · hush · soundlessness