Krakatau

Kra·ka·tau

K0107100 (krăk′ə-tou′, krä′kə-) or Kra·ka·to·a (-tō′ə) A volcanic island of Indonesia between Sumatra and Java. An explosive eruption in August 1883 destroyed most of the island and caused a tsunami that killed more than 36,000 people.

Kra•ka•tau

or Kra•ka•tao

(ˌkræk əˈtaʊ, ˌkrɑ kə-)

also Kra•ka•to•a

(-ˈtoʊ ə)

n. a volcano and small island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra: violent eruption 1883.

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Krakatau - a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded historyKrakatao, KrakatoaDutch East Indies, Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia - a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions

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Krakatau,

volcanic island, Indonesia: see KrakatoaKrakatoa
or Krakatau
, volcanic island, c.5 sq mi (13 sq km), W Indonesia, in Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra; rising to 2,667 ft (813 m). A momentous volcanic explosion on Aug.
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Krakatau

(also Krakatoa), an island and active volcano in Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra. Area of the island, 10.5 sq km; altitude, 813 m. It became famous after there was a particularly violent eruption in August 1883, during which about 19 cu km of volcanic ash and other eruption products fell in the adjacent region over an area of more than 800,000 sq km. An increased concentration of ash in the air up to an altitude of 80 km was noted for several years and caused intensive red sunsets. The tidal wave (up to 20 m high) that was triggered by the eruption led to the death of approximately 36,000 people on the neighboring islands. There were subsequent eruptions in 1927–29 and 1950–52.

Krakatoa

, Krakatau a volcanic island in Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra: partially destroyed by its eruption in 1883, the greatest in recorded history. Further eruptions 44 years later formed a new island, Anak Krakatau ("Child of Krakatau")

Krakatau

Kra·ka·tau

Kra•ka•tau

or Kra•ka•tao

also Kra•ka•to•a

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Krakatau,

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noun a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra

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