• Key Information

  • Krakatoa

  • Type
    Somma-stratovolcano
  • Status
    Active
  • Height
    509 ft
  • Last Major Eruption
    2018
  • Most Devastating Eruption
    1883
  • Other Names
    Krakatua, Anak Krakatoa
  • Learning Point
  • The island archipelago of Krakatao is home to a series of volcanoes that have caused some devastating volcanic eruptions. The islands are the edges of a sunken caldera from which, the current volcano Anak Krakatoa, has formed.
  • Project
  • Draw the Krakatoa volcano as it was erupting in 1883.
  • Media
  • Location
  • Located in
    Sunda Strait, Indonesia
  • Fun Facts
  • The eruption of 1883 was one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in modern history, killing over 36,000 people.
  • The volcanoes around the island have been erupting for over 1500 years.
  • In 2018, the "child of Krakatoa", Anak Krakatoa, reduced its height by two thirds, and killed over 400 hundred people around the neighbouring islands in Indonesia.
  • The 1883 eruption is described as a Plinian or Vesuvian eruption, an eruption similar to Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Such eruptions are known for the large amounts of volcanic debris and gases pushed high into the atmosphere.