Krakatau volcano

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:affects marine life
shipping lanes
local climate
coastal settlements
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Krakatoa
gptkbp:ashCloud1883 reached 80 km altitude
gptkbp:ashFallDistance1883 up to 4,500 km
gptkbp:climateEffect global temperature drop
gptkbp:country gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:currentActivityStatus active
gptkbp:currentHighestPoint gptkb:Anak_Krakatau
gptkbp:deathToll1883 over 36,000
gptkbp:destroyedBy 1883 eruption
gptkbp:elevation 813 meters (before 1883 eruption)
gptkbp:formedBy subduction of Indo-Australian Plate beneath Eurasian Plate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Krakatau volcano
gptkbp:islandGroup gptkb:Krakatau_Islands
gptkbp:lastEruption 2020
gptkbp:latitude -6.102°
gptkbp:locatedBetween gptkb:Java
gptkb:Sumatra
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Sunda_Strait
gptkbp:longitude 105.423°
gptkbp:monitoringAgency gptkb:Center_for_Volcanology_and_Geological_Hazard_Mitigation_(Indonesia)
gptkbp:nameOrigin possibly from Sanskrit 'Karka' (crab)
gptkbp:newIslandFormed gptkb:Anak_Krakatau
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:lake
volcanic islands
Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau)
gptkbp:notableVolcano 1883 eruption
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
gptkbp:photographed gptkb:NASA_satellites
gptkbp:province gptkb:Lampung
gptkbp:recordedAt 416 AD
gptkbp:significantTsunami 1883 eruption
gptkbp:soundHeardAt over 3,000 miles away
gptkbp:studiedBy volcanologists worldwide
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:tsunamiHeight1883 up to 40 meters
gptkbp:type gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Krakatau_Islands
gptkbp:volcanicArcBelt gptkb:Sunda_Arc
gptkbp:volcanicExplosivityIndex1883 6
gptkbp:volcanicOrigin 262000
gptkbp:volcanoType Plinian
phreatomagmatic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Volcano_Bay
gptkb:Universal's_Volcano_Bay
gptkb:Universal_Volcano_Bay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7