KARKOTOA

WHEN IT HAPPENED

BY THE NUMBERS

• The explosion could be heard 2,968 miles away
• The waves created were up to 120 feet high
• Around 35,500 people were killed by the tsunamis
• Dust fell up to 3,000 miles away..... 10 days after.

THE DESTRUCTION

• The shock wave could be registered in London
• The sulfur spewed disrupted the earth for 5 years
• The eruption damaged 3/4 of the land.

WHATS LEFT

• What's left of the volcano is in the Sunda strait
• Anak Krakatoa is considered the child of Krakatoa

JUST THE FACTS

• The tectonic plates indo-Australia and Eurasian caused it
• The explosion could match up to 200 megatons of TNT
• The explosion is the 2nd deadliest in history

BEFORE

• Krakatoa compromised 3 main islands

AFTER

• Krakatoa first appeared above the water again in 1925.
• Krakatoa is still active today.

VIDEOS

• http://www.history.com/shows/how-the-earth-was-made/videos/the-krakatoa-vol...
• http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y2IxUvF7ip4
• http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ARBjmoHAII
• http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TKCUz8W76o8
• http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ya_KmcGf9Y

SOURCES

• livescience.com
• Volcano.oregeon.edu
• Volcanodiscovery.com
• Bom.gov.au
• Funtrivia.com

MORE SOURCES

• Answers.yahoo.com
• History.com
• Thinkquest.com