Krakatoa (Indonesian: Krakatau), is a volcanic island made of a'a lava in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The name is used for the island group, the main island (also called Rakata), and the volcano as a whole. The island exploded in 1883, killing approximately 40,000 people, although some estimates put the death toll much higher. The explosion is still considered to be the loudest sound ever heard in modern history, with reports of it being heard nearly 3,000 miles (4,828 km) from its point of origin. The shock wave from the explosion was recorded on barographs around the globe.a (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa).
Chandrahadi Junarto, Anthony Thomas [aka wabberjocky], tigric (Ana Stefanović), peteboggins, and 22 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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Dillan K 34 months ago | reply
I saw this in "We travel the world." Cool shot! I didn't get so close to it when I was there. I could just barely see it through the haze. We stayed in a cottage on the beach very near there.
publikaccion.es 34 months ago | reply
WOW, sin palabras Ô_Ô
km6xo 33 months ago | reply
Nice photo, that must have been interesting to see.
John...
RumpledElf 25 months ago | reply
Hi, I used this photo here: photographicdictionary.com/v/volcano
Thanks for sharing with a CC license!