Krakatoa, also spelled as Krakatao, is an island in the Sunda
Strait in Indonesia. It is a volcanic island, and its name is used for
the volcano, the island and the island group as well.
In 1883, the
most well-known eruption of Krakatoa cemented its place as one of the
most famous volcanoes in history. This eruption was among one of the
most violent anywhere in human history. This eruption had the explosive
power equivalent to 13,000 times the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
It ejected about twenty-one cubic kilometers of ash, rock and pumice.
