KRAKATOA: WEST OF JAVA


Case Study: The Effects of a Major Volcanic Eruption

Date: 27th August, 1883

4 major eruptions at 5.30am, 6.44am, 8.20am & 10.02am


Phreatic: involving water / steam.

Tsunami: sea-waves, not tidal...

Useful information on the Internet:

Recommended reading: Simon Winchester: 'Krakatoa" (Viking, 2003) ISBN: 0 670 91126 7

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