Description of the attraction
Krakatoa is a volcanic island located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, in Lampung province. It is worth noting the fact that this province is known for its volcanic instability - in May 2005, there was a strong earthquake (6, 4 points), which caused great damage to the Lampung province. One of the attractions of Lampung province is Tanjung Setia Beach, which is also famous for its unusual and challenging waves for surfing enthusiasts.
Krakatoa is also called a group of islands that formed from a larger island (with three volcanic peaks) that was destroyed by the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883. The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 provoked a giant tsunami, people died (according to some sources - about 40,000 people), two-thirds of the island of Krakatoa was destroyed. It is believed that the sound from the eruption was the loudest ever recorded in history - it was heard 4,800 km from the volcano, and the giant waves provoked by the eruption were recorded by barographs around the globe. Scientists calculated that the force of the explosion was 10 thousand times greater than the explosion that destroyed the city of Hiroshima. In 1927, a new island appeared, Anak Krakatoa, which means “child of Krakatoa”.
An underwater eruption took place at the site of the destroyed volcano, and a new volcano rose 9 meters above the sea in a few days. At first it was destroyed by the sea, but over time, when lava flows poured out in greater quantities than the sea destroyed them, the volcano finally won its place. It happened in 1930. The height of the volcano changed annually, on average the volcano grew by about 7 meters per year. Today the height of Anak-Krakatau is about 813 meters.
Due to the fact that Anak-Krakatau is an active volcano, and its status is the second level of alarm (out of four), the Indonesian government has officially banned residents from settling closer than 3 km from the island, and an area with a radius of 1.5 km from the crater is closed for tourists and amateurs. to fish.
