Rakata
Rakata, also called Greater Krakatau, is a partially collapsed and uninhabited stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 820 metres (2,690 feet)
- Description: island in South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, Indonesia
- Also known as“Krakata Island”“Krakatau Island”“Krakatoa”“Kratau”“Pulau Krakata”“Pulau Krakatau”“Rakata Eiland”
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Latitude
-6.15275° or 6° 9′ 10″ south
Longitude
105.44391° or 105° 26′ 38″ east
Open location code
6P57RCWV+WH
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Rakata” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “راكاتا”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Krakatau”
- Dutch: “Rakata Eiland”
- French: “île Krakatoa”
- French: “Krakatoa”
- French: “Rakata”
- Hungarian: “Rakata”
- Indonesian: “Krakatau”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Krakatau”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Rakata”
- Indonesian: “Rakata”
- Italian: “Rakata”
- Japanese: “ラカタ”
- Japanese: “ラカタ島”
- Malayalam: “രകത”
- Russian: “Кракатау”
- Russian: “Раката (вулкан)”
- Russian: “Раката”
- Slovenian: “Rakata”
- Spanish: “Isla Rakata”
- Spanish: “Rakata”
- Swedish: “Pulau Krakatau”
- Ukrainian: “Великий Кракатау”
- Ukrainian: “Раката”
- “Kratau”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mountain Rakkata and Krakatoa archipelago.
Lampung: Highlights
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