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Krakatoa

Paperback • 2003 • English • 1. edition

Krakatoa: the day the world exploded : 27 August 1883

By Simon Winchester

1 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

On 27 August 1883 the most terrifying volcanic eruption occurred on the Island of Krakatoa, five miles of the western tip of Java. The island was destroyed and almost 40 000 people were killed. The explosions had a dramatic effect that was felt and heard for thousands of miles. And there would be further, and even more far-reaching effects: the destruction wrought by this volcano would become the catalyst to a dramatic and bloody uprising of the region's Muslim community against their Western co...Show more

Natural disasters
Nature and the natural world: general interest

Book details

ISBN

9780670914289

Publisher

Viking

Published year

2003

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Krakatoa

Format

Paperback

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