Krakatau Island at Indonesia

Krakatau administratively into the region Lampung Province Krakatau is located in the Sunda, between Java and Sumatra, have been well recognized and recorded in history since 16 century. At that time the Sunda lalulintas path has become a bustling business from Europe (the Netherlands, the UK, and other sebaginya) to the East Indies (Indonesia). In this century when the modern Sunda role even more important as the business traffic as well as field research geology and marine science. Anak Krakatau 3 Aerial View of Krakatau today Krakatau first period (Ancient) is estimated to have a height of 2000 meters and the radius of 9 km2. Dahsyatnya explosion has occurred at the time of pre-history 416 years, as recorded in ancient books jawa "King Reader", and leaving the 3 islands islands Rakata, Sertung and length. In the next issue Rakata peak-peak Danan and act. Krakatau tremendous explosion that occurred on 27 August 1883 date was the 3 / 4 the body. This explosion caused huge waves reached a height of 40 meters. Ship Lights Krakatau Monument at Teluk Betung A ship part (A stemship anchored) from the port of Teluk Betung terlempar was 2.5 km far away and brought to the lower part of the River Kuripan. Batunya gray and rain reached the area of 300,000 square miles, or 483 square kilometers in radius of 150 square kilometers At that time, Jakarta (Batavia) and the area around the Sunda as Anyer, Merak, Labuan, Kalianda, Teluk Betung and City Court to be darkness. Sound of explosion heard from the Philippines, Alice Springs, Rodriques Island and Madagascar. Ledakannya strength is estimated to reach 21,547.6 time the atomic bomb explosion. Apart from that, the rain is causing ash explosion terhalangnya to view the sun, making a spectacular scene of the withdrawal the sun is almost gone.