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.

Photo: Uprising, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between and in . It is part of province in Sumatra.

Island
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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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Satellite Map

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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”
  • Slovenian: “Otočje Krakatav”
  • 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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