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It was broadcast in the U.S. as Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction on the Discovery Channel. The 2007 episode "Krakatoa's Revenge" of The History Channel's disaster-themed documentary series Mega Disasters features the volcano's active history and imminent future. [13] The 2009 episode "Krakatoa" of History's geology-based documentary series How ...
A thundering sound was heard from the mountain Batuwara [now called Pulosari, an extinct volcano in Bantam, the nearest to the Sunda Strait] which was answered by a similar noise from Kapi, lying westward of the modern Bantam [ is the westernmost province in Java, so this seems to indicate that Krakatoa is meant]. A great glowing fire, which ...
The fate of northern Krakatoa has been the subject of some dispute among geologists. It was initially proposed that the island had been blown apart by the force of the eruption. Most of the material deposited by the volcano is magmatic in origin, and the caldera formed by the eruption is not extensively filled with deposits from the 1883 eruption.
Krakatoa. Indonesia Elevation: 2,667 feet. If you've ever wanted to visit the world's biggest (and most famous) active volcano, look no further. The Krakatoa eruption of 1883 devastated the area ...
Krakatoa: The Last Days (also titled Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction in the U.S. on the Discovery Channel) is a BBC Television docudrama that premiered on 7 May 2006 on BBC One. The program is based upon four eyewitness accounts of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa , an active stratovolcano between the islands of Sumatra and Java , present day ...
The 2005 British documentary Krakatoa and the 2006 BBC Television docudrama Krakatoa: The Last Days (aired in the United States on the Discovery Channel with the title Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction) both depict the experience of the Governor General Loudon and Captain Lindemann in the Sunda Strait during the 1883 eruption.
Gripped viewers are glued to main TV News channel RUV.is as it plays a live stream of the glowing crater with modern Icelandic electronic music underneath as the countdown continued on Tuesday.
Calmeyer (sometimes spelled Calmejer) – a former island created from volcanic products from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, in the Sebesi Channel between Krakatoa Island and Sebesi, which was a fairly shallow area (about 20 meters before the eruption). Calmeyer was somewhat higher than Steers, at about 6.5 meters at the highest spot.