Krakatoa archipelago
The Krakatoa Archipelago is a small uninhabited archipelago of volcanic islands formed by the Krakatoa stratovolcano located in the Sunda Strait, nestled between the much larger islands of Java and Sumatra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Krakatoa
Photo: Uprising, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Krakatoa is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It is part of Lampung province in Sumatra.
Anak Krakatoa
Island
Anak Krakatau is a volcanic island in Indonesia. 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.
Krakatoa archipelago
- Categories: archipelago and landform
- Location: Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Krakatoa archipelago from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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.
Lampung: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Krakatoa, Bandar Lampung, Metro, and Way Kambas National Park.
Curious Places to Discover
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