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By Jonathan. Geographic area. Ring of fire. Tectonic plates. northeastward moving of the Indo-Australian plate. Where/When/Size. Indonesia, Sumatra Biggest eruption in 1883 3rd largest eruption ever recorded 813 meters high 7 km wide Heard 5,000 km away Were Krakatau is.
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Geographic area • Ring of fire
Tectonic plates • northeastward moving of the Indo-Australian plate
Where/When/Size • Indonesia, Sumatra • Biggest eruption in 1883 • 3rd largest eruption ever recorded • 813 meters high 7 km wide • Heard 5,000 km away Were Krakatau is
Human/Enviromental Impacts • Blew away 2/3 of Island • 36,000 people died • 165 villages destroyed • 132 damaged
Caldera Formation • Collapse of land
History • Krakatu was on Rakata island • 1st eruption 416 b.c • There was a Caldera Danan and Perbuwatan sank
Anak Krakatau • Creation of Island • 1927
Eruptions of today • Anak of Krakatau, Child of Krakatau • October 31st 2007
Bibliography • www.volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/krakatau/krakatau.html - 7k • www.southeast_asia/indonesia/ • volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/ krakatau.html - 4k – • Science textbook 3 • www.ac.wwu.edu • www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2774056.ece