Krakatoa archipelago

The Krakatoa Archipelago is a small uninhabited archipelago of volcanic islands formed by the stratovolcano located in the , nestled between the much larger islands of and .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Archipelago in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia
  • Also known as: Krakatau Islands” and “Krakatau-Groep

Places of Interest

Highlights include Krakatoa and Anak Krakatoa.

is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between and in . It is part of province in Sumatra.

Island
Anak Krakatau is a volcanic island in . On 29 December 1927, Anak Krakatau first emerged from the caldera formed in 1883 by the explosive volcanic eruption that destroyed the island of .

Krakatoa archipelago

Latitude
-6.11667° or 6° 7′ south
Longitude
105.41667° or 105° 25′ east
Open location code
6P57VCM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
1639432
Wiki­data ID
Q60787313
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Krakatoa archipelago” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أرخبيل كراكاتوا
  • Bosnian: Krakatoa arhipelag
  • Bosnian: Krakatoa
  • Cebuano: Pulau-Pulau Krakatau
  • Central Bikol: Kapuruan nin Krakatoa
  • Chinese: 喀拉喀托群島
  • Dutch: Krakatau-archipel
  • French: archipel du Krakatoa
  • French: Archipel du Krakatoa
  • German: Krakatau-Archipel
  • Indonesian: Kepulauan Krakatau
  • Indonesian: Pulau-pulau Krakatau
  • Indonesian: Pulau-Pulau Krakatau
  • Japanese: クラカタウ諸島
  • Japanese: ポーリッシュ・ハット
  • Korean: 크라카타우산 제도
  • Persian: مجمع‌الجزایر کراکاتوآ
  • Slovenian: otočje Krakataua
  • Swedish: Pulau-Pulau Krakatau
  • Ukrainian: Архіпелаг Кракатау
  • Uzbek: Krakatau arxipelagi
  • Krakatau
  • Krakatau-Groep

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tejang and Tojan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Anak Krakatau and Batu Parang.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Krakatoa archipelago”. Photo: Sémhur, Public domain.