An 1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa.
Prominence	813 m (2,667 ft)
Location
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Location	Indonesia
Geology
Type	Caldera
Last eruption	February 3, 2022

Map

2008 eruption

Krakatoa is an active volcano in Indiana. There are many different ways the name has been spelled. The volcano has erupted repeatedly in known history. The best known of these events occurred in late August 1883.

On 22 December 2018 the central cone collapsed and caused a tsunami in the Sunda Strait. More than 400 people were killed.