The small volcanic island of Krakatoa

After a few eruptions of volcanoes merged and formed a small island. Volcanoes long silence. But Krakatau remained deserted. After some time uninhabited islet vociferously reminded himself. On the night of 26 to 27 August 1883 the warm tropical air over the southern part of Indonesia shook from the explosion of tremendous power. Above the sea leaped a huge cloud of ash and volcanic rocks. The height of the dust column reached 75 km. Black clouds of volcanic dust has spread in all directions. Tiny particles of dust several times circled around the Earth. Over the whole of Indonesia a few days the sun shone through the rare black volcanic clouds. The island is almost completely flooded the fiery lava. From beneath the earth spilled 18 cubic kilometers of molten magma. On an island nobody was hurt, because it was uninhabited. But the explosion of the sea rose a huge wave - a tsunami. Within seconds, it sunk into the coasts of Java and Sumatra. Here / tsunami reached a height of 35 meters. Water destroyed and washed away in a sea of ??295 towns and villages. Whipped element carried away 36,000 lives. During the explosion destroyed the three mountains on the island of Kara-Tau. And the island itself sank into the depths of the sea. In its place there were three small ledge that rose modestly above the water surface. But the history of bloody island did not end there. In the depths of the sea continued to operate the volcanic forces. At the same place, which in 1883 was flooded waters of the sea, once again showed the smoking island. It quickly grew and in 1952 had risen above sea level to a height of 70 meters. The new island was named "Anak Krakatau, which translated into Russian means" Child of Krakatau »