Krakatoa

British  

/ ˌkrɑːkəˈtəʊə, ˌkrɑːkəˈtaʊ, ˌkrækəˈtəʊə, ˌkrækəˈtaʊ /

noun

1. Also called: Rakata.  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")

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Example Sentences

This forest, just north of where Krakatoa erupted 138 years ago, nurtured an ecosystem unlike any on earth.

From New York Times

But by comparison to modern anthropogenic emissions, even big eruptions like Krakatoa and Mount St. Helens are just a drop in the bucket.

From New York Times

Krakatoa, was, however, only one-tenth as powerful as the April 1815 eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora, which killed 10,000 instantly — incandescent ash flowed 100 miles per hour — and generated winds that uprooted trees.

From Washington Post

In 1883, the eruption of Krakatoa shot so many “volcanic aerosol” materials into the sky that it scattered “certain wavelengths of light, leaving the moon tinged an unusual aquamarine at the edge” the Post reported.

From The Guardian

In 1883, the eruption of Krakatoa shot so many “volcanic aerosol” materials into the sky that it scattered “certain wavelengths of light, leaving the moon tinged an unusual aquamarine at the edge”, the Post reported.

From The Guardian