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

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

One theory is that Munch’s sunset was inspired by the eruption of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa in August 1883.

From Los Angeles Times

And when you go to Krakatoa in Indonesia, it’s fruit-eating bats.

From Science Magazine

The Child of Krakatoa Awakes on the Earth Observatory Blog has spectacular images and clear explanations of the volcano's behavior and why volcanic tsunamis are a terrible challenge.

From Scientific American