Krakatoa

E21747

stratovolcano volcanic eruption volcanic island

Krakatoa is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait famous for its catastrophic 1883 eruption, one of the most powerful and destructive volcanic events in recorded history.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Krakatoa canonical	7
Anak Krakatau	4
Krakatau volcano	3
Krakatau	2
1883 Krakatoa eruption	1
1883 eruption of Krakatoa	1
Krakatau monument (related heritage context)	1
Krakatoa island	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	stratovolcano ⓘ volcanic eruption ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Krakatoa ⓘ surface form: Krakatau
ashColumnHeightApproximate	up to 50 km ⓘ
casualtiesApproximate	36000 ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
destroyedMostOf	Krakatoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Krakatoa island
emerged	1927 ⓘ
endDate	1883-08-27 ⓘ
eruptionProducts	andesitic magma ⓘ dacitic magma ⓘ
eruptionType	Plinian eruption ⓘ phreatomagmatic eruption ⓘ
globalTemperatureDecreaseApproximate	0.5 °C ⓘ
hazardType	ash fall ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ tsunamis ⓘ
impact	global climatic effects ⓘ tsunamis in Sunda Strait ⓘ widespread destruction of coastal settlements ⓘ
knownFor	catastrophic 1883 eruption ⓘ
lastPre-1883EruptionCentury	17th century ⓘ
locatedBetween	Java ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ
locatedIn	Sunda Strait ⓘ
location	Krakatoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ caldera of Krakatoa ⓘ
meaningOfName	Child of Krakatoa ⓘ
mountainRange	Sunda Plate ⓘ surface form: Sunda Arc
nameLanguage	Indonesian ⓘ
nearbyIsland	Java ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ
notableEruption	Krakatoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1883 eruption of Krakatoa
ocean	Indian Ocean ⓘ
overridingPlate	Eurasian Plate ⓘ
partOf	Lampung ⓘ surface form: Lampung province (administrative region for surrounding area) Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
post1883VolcanicRemnant	Krakatoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anak Krakatau
pressureWaveCircledEarthTimes	3 ⓘ
soundHeardDistanceApproximate	3000 miles ⓘ
startDate	1883-08-26 ⓘ
subductingPlate	Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ
tectonicSetting	subduction zone ⓘ
tsunamiGenerated	true ⓘ
VEI	6 ⓘ
volcanicExplosivityIndexCategory	colossal ⓘ
volcanoType	caldera complex ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indonesia → hasVolcano → Krakatoa ⓘ

Krakatoa → notableEruption → Krakatoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1883 eruption of Krakatoa

Krakatoa → location → Krakatoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: 1883 eruption of Krakatoa

Krakatoa → destroyedMostOf → Krakatoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: 1883 eruption of Krakatoa

this entity surface form: Krakatoa island

Krakatoa → alsoKnownAs → Krakatoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Krakatau

Krakatoa → post1883VolcanicRemnant → Krakatoa self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anak Krakatau

Sunda Strait → nearbyIsland → Krakatoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anak Krakatau

Sunda Arc → contains → Krakatoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Krakatau

Sunda Arc → contains → Krakatoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anak Krakatau

Waturi Beach → hasViewOf → Krakatoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Krakatau volcano

Waturi Beach → adjacentTo → Krakatoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Krakatau volcano

Waturi Beach → visualCenterpiece → Krakatoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Krakatau volcano

2018 Anak Krakatau eruption and tsunami → mainVolcano → Krakatoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anak Krakatau

2018 Anak Krakatau eruption and tsunami → parentVolcano → Krakatoa ⓘ

2018 Anak Krakatau eruption and tsunami → relatedEvent → Krakatoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1883 Krakatoa eruption

Old Banten → contains → Krakatoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Krakatau monument (related heritage context)

Carita Beach → near → Krakatoa ⓘ

Carita Beach → hasView → Krakatoa ⓘ