Re: meaning of name "Krakatau" or "Krakatoa"
That errupted/blew up circa 1880 some odd. Real loud, caused some cold winters and a bunch of Tsunami.
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I think he already knew that. Wanted the breakdown in Malay, Javanese, or whatever language it is.As someone who has peered into the crater, I must admit, I don't myself know. Nor am I sure what...
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Hollywood caused a lot of confusion with the movie title "Krakatoa, East of Java." Problem is, it's West of Java. The CIA World Factbook puts it at Latitude 6 07 S, Longitude 105 24 E. There's a...
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Resuscitating this thread because it represents 'unfinished business.'Most people know of this volcano and roughly where it was before it blew itself to smithereens. As wg observed, you (don p) were...
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Thanks, Skibb, for the fascinating information!
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You did some impressive footslogging there.
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