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Lithograph of the eruption c. 1888. The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesian: Letusan Krakatau 1883) in the Sunda Strait occurred from 20 May until 21 October 1883, peaking in the late morning of 27 August when over 70% of the island of Krakatoa and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed as it collapsed into a caldera.
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[citation needed] On 27 May 1883, the General Governor Loudon took a sight-seeing group of about 90 to Krakatoa, landing on the northern end of the island, just below Perboewatan. Several in the party climbed up to the crater, which was still erupting. As the ship was leaving, a photographer took several photos of the erupting volcano.
The most powerful volcanic eruption that has been recorded in history happened 132 years ago today, on August 27, 1883 on Krakatau (also called Krakatoa), a small, uninhabited volcanic island in ...
1883: On this day in history in 1883, Krakatau, a small island nation near Indonesia, blew it self to parts with the most devastating and powerful volcanic eruption in history. Other Events on ...
In May 1883, after years of intense seismic activity in the Sunda Strait, the massive volcano on the uninhabited island of Krakatoa exploded in a furious eruption. It sent a cloud of ash 50 miles ...
Two-thirds of the original Krakatoa Island was obliterated by the 1883 eruption. While seismic activity around the volcano was intense in the years preceding the cataclysmic 1883 eruption, a series of lesser eruptions began on 20 May 1883. The volcano released huge plumes of steam and ash lasting until late August. [30]
English: Title: De uitbarsting van de Krakatau Shelfmark: KITLV 5888 Subject (topical): Volcanic Eruptions Volcanoes Subject (geographic): Indonesia