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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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English: Illustration: The eruption of Krakatoa, and subsequent phenomena, 1888. Edited by George James Symonds (1838-1900). Illustration shows the sky as it appeared over time in the "afterglow" of the 1883 eruption. Published by the Royal Society (Great Britain). Krakatoa Committee. 71-1250, Houghton Library, Harvard University
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]
[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.
Original – An 1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa Reason high quality lithograph about a historically significant event, high EV Articles in which this image appears 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (most EV), 1883, Krakatoa, Drama dari Krakatau, Karang Bolong FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others Creator
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa caused average Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures to fall by as much as 1.2 °C (2.2 °F). One of the wettest rainy seasons in recorded history followed in California during 1883–1884.
English: Title: De uitbarsting van de Krakatau Shelfmark: KITLV 5888 Subject (topical): Volcanic Eruptions Volcanoes Subject (geographic): Indonesia