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Krakatoa: Start date: 20 May 1883 [1] End date: ... The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa ... The last thing I saw was the ash being pushed up through the cracks in the ...
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
The eruption destroyed two-thirds of the island of Krakatoa. Eruptions in the area since 1927 have built a new island at the same location, named Anak Krakatau (which is Indonesian for "Child of Krakatoa"). Periodic eruptions have continued since, with recent eruptions in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and a major collapse in 2018.
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Articles relating to the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa and its depictions. Pages in category "1883 eruption of Krakatoa" ... This page was last edited on 7 June 2023, ...
2018: Anak Krakatau . The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia saw an eruption on 22 December 2018 which caused a deadly tsunami, with waves surging up to five meters in height.
A.D. 79: Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Mount Vesuvius has erupted eight times in the last 17,000 years, most recently in 1944, but the big one was in A.D. 17. One of the most violent eruptions in history ...
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