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Krakatoa .

Krakatoa . Krakatoa is a great volcano on the island of Krakatoa between Java and Sumatra in present day in Indinesia. Island of Karakatoa. History of the volcano. On August, 26 th 1883 the volcano erupted . There were big waves in the sea . They were 15 metres high

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Krakatoa .

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  1. Krakatoa.

  2. Krakatoa is a great volcano on the island of Krakatoa between Java and Sumatra in present day in Indinesia. Island of Karakatoa

  3. History of the volcano. On August, 26th 1883 the volcano erupted.

  4. There were big waves in the sea. They were 15 metres high and travelled 13,000 km

  5. Dust from the volcano travelled all around the world.

  6. For three years people saw colourful bright sunsets.

  7. Everything was buried under a thick layer of ash. Plants and animal life didn’t begin in these islands for nearly five years.

  8. In 1928 a new island appeared. It started to grow bigger and bigger.

  9. All about volcanoes.

  10. The history of Krakatoa

  11. ash Colourful sunset eruption

  12. Pumice

  13. There are extinct volcanoes. We think they can’t erupt again. There are also dormant volcanoes. These volcanoes are sleeping.

  14. There are active volcanoes, because they erupted in the past and they can erupt again.

  15. Krakatao was a small , beautiful island in Indonesia. The volcano destroyed most of the island. The waves in the sea were 15 metres high. About 36,000 people died. For three years people saw beautiful bright sunsets. In 1928 a new island appeared. Krakatoa is an active volcano. People of Indonesia are in danger now!

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