In het javaanse boek pararaton wordt een uitbarsting. Krakatau, is a caldera in the sunda strait between the islands of java and sumatra in the indonesian province of lampung. The name is also used for the surrounding volcanic island group krakatoa archipelago comprising four islands. Vulkaan krakatau anak krakatau, straat soenda indonesia. Krakatoa is a south african surfrock band in the footsteps of surfguitar king, dick dale. Kind van krakatau pruttelt niet meer, maar is een vulkaan om. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Subcategories this category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. Winchesters book covers the history of the region, especially as a dutch colony and gives a good working description of plate tectonics and the history of that discovery. Krakatau, is a caldera in the sunda strait between the.
Krakatoa volcano explodes in a spectacular large eruption with a small lateral blast on 17 oct 2018. Krakatau was een kippenscheet vergeleken bij tambora nos. Krakatoa is a real life thriller, the most long lastingly impressive volcanic eruption in so many ways and all are explored in this book. Krakatoa erupted at a time when technologies like the telegraph were becoming commonplace and asian trade routes were being expanded by northern european companies. The day the world exploded simon winchester again weaves the subtle magic of telling a factual story with the fascination that is too often reserved for thrillers.
The day the world exploded by winchester, simon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Krakatoa the book is, also like its subject, deserving of superlatives it is thrilling, comprehensive, literate, meticulously researched and scientifically accurate. Krakatau, a small island group in the sunda strait between the islands of sumatra and java is one of the worlds most famous volcanoes. It is a mostly submerged caldera with 3 outer islands belonging to the rim and a new cone, anak krakatau, that has been forming a new island since 1927 and remains highly active. Letusan krakatau 1883 in the sunda strait began on the afternoon of sunday, 26 august 1883with origins as early as that mayand peaked on the late morning of monday, 27 august 1883, when over 70% of the island of krakatoa and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed as it collapsed into a caldera. Last time, it killed thousands and changed the weather for five years, now it could be even deadlier.
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