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Definition of Krakatoa

1. Noun. A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history.

Definition of Krakatoa

1. Proper noun. a volcanic island made of ?a?? lava in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia ¹

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Literary usage of Krakatoa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1888)
"THE ERUPTION OF Krakatoa AND SUBSEQUENT PHENOMENA. THE Report of the Committee appointed by the Council of the Royal Society on January 17th, 1884, ..."

2. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Richard Linthicum, Trumbull White (1906)
"In the Sunda strait, between Sumatra and Java, there lies a group of small volcanic islands, the largest of which is Krakatoa. It forms part of the "basal ..."

3. In Starry Realms by Robert Stawell Ball (1912)
"boats were accordingly put out to render succour, but no vessel was found, as the reports were from Krakatoa, at a distance of 355 miles. ..."

4. Complete Story of the Martinique and St. Vincent Horrors by William A. Garesché (1902)
"Until Recently Krakatoa Almost Unknown—First Signs of Eruption—Air Filled with ... We preface the story of Krakatoa by a recent account of it by the eminent ..."

5. Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull (1892)
"CHAPTER I. THE ERUPTION OF Krakatoa IN 1883. I PROPOSE to introduce here some account of one of the most terrible outbursts of volcanic action that have ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"and also that the great circle through Krakatoa. a rid Washington passes nearly over the poles, and in this direction the velocity seems to be still smaller ..."

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