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Most of this island was destroyed by a volcanic explosion in August 1883 |
Krakatoa
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$1,200 |
DJ |
ISLAND HOPPING |
2010-09-30 |
#5989 |
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The 1883 volcanic explosion of this island produced one of the loudest sounds ever & an even smaller island |
Krakatoa
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$400 |
DJ |
SMALL ISLANDS |
1997-03-04 |
#2887 |
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Until August 1883 it had an area of 18 square miles; today it's about 6 |
Krakatoa
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FJ |
ISLANDS |
1996-06-26 |
#2738 |
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By the time the smoke & debris cleared from this Indonesian island in 1883, 2/3 of it had disappeared |
Krakatoa
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$800 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
1993-12-30 |
#2149 |
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According to Guinness, the greatest explosion in the past 3,000 years occured August 27, 1883, on this island |
Krakatoa
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$400 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
1987-11-16 |
#736 |
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It's west, not "east of Java" |
Krakatoa
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$400 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
1985-11-25 |
#316 |
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A cloud of ash circled the Earth when most of this volcanic island was obliterated in an 1883 explosion |
Krakatoa
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$400 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
1985-10-04 |
#280 |