Krakatoa

Japanese: Krakatoa
Krakatoa

…Krakatoa is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. A major eruption in 1883 destroyed the central part of the volcanic island, which consisted of three crater cones in the center of the caldera.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Krakatoa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…クラカトアKrakatoaとも呼び,インドネシアのスマトラ島とジャワ島の間のスンダ海峡にある火山島。1883年の大噴火によって,カルデラの中央部にあった三つの火口丘から成る火山島の中央部が消滅した。…

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