sejarah krakatau

Krakatau history
At first a large island of Krakatoa which we call by the name of Mount Krakatoa is a volcano (Mount Krakatau ancient) that has a height of about 2000 masl with a circle of beach about 11 km and a radius of about 9 km2.
But the explosion that occurred about 416 AD it had destroyed three quarters of the mountain body and leaving three major islands, namely Pulau Sertung, Rakata Island, and Long Island, as well as a caldera in the middle third of the island. before in 1883 came the two mountain chains and mountain named Mount Danan lam deeds which then gradually united with the island of Rakata and commonly called the Mount Krakatau only.
In 1880, called the strombolian, volcanic activity continued for several months, and Mount active deeds issued lava. After that period, there was no volcanic activity will eventually emerge signs of eruption in May 1883.
Then on August 27, 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa. According to historical records, which until now always promoted to the ranks of the tourism Lampung, Mount Krakatoa erupted very powerful, shattering the world. bursts of lava and ash reached an altitude of 80 km. While his ashes around the earth for several years. emergency visits North America and Europe, as it appears in blue light of the sun and the moon appears orange (orange).
The explosion was produced great dust that can penetrate up to 90 km distance. The eruption was also affecting the ocean waves up to 40 m vertically and has killed about 36,000 people in 165 villages in both the South or the West Lampung, West Java. And since the eruption of Mount Danan had been cut off and the deed from the earth, leaving the three islands of Pulau Panjang, Pulau Sertung, and large and sebuahkaldera Rakata Island, located in the middle third of the island with a diameter of 7 km.
Forty years later the birth of new wonders. Around 1927, the fishermen are going to sea in the Sunda Strait was suddenly startled. Black smoke at sea level immediately poking among the three islands, namely in the former caldera previous eruption was devastating. Then on the 29th december 1929 a crater wall appears to sea level which is also a source of eruptions. Only two years after the mystery cloud of smoke in the sea, then comes the strange object. "Face" real weird thing is increasingly clear and it was later called Mount Anak Krakatau.
But the mystery of Mount Anak Krakatau did not stop there. This mountain is unique, because the mountain is always added height of about one inch every day. Mount Anak Krakatoa which was originally only a few feet away, now it can reach 230 meters above sea level and since the emergence of tahun1927. This mountain has erupted recorded about 16 times since December 1927 to August 1930 and 43 times since 1931 to 1960 and 13 times since 1961-the year 2000.
(Quoted from various sources by processing)