How this Indonesian island was created by a volcano that destroyed itself

The year 1883 saw one of the deadliest eruptions in the history of volcanoes, erupting from the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa (or sometimes referred to as Krakatau).

The location was the Sunda Strait that lies between the islands of Java and Sumatra.

The power of the eruption was so devastating that it caused enormous tsunamis, brought darkness to half the earth, and destroyed much of the island.

Years later, a new island volcano named Anak Krakatau (or Child of Krakatoa) rose from the ocean but collapsed partly in 2018.

But the story of Krakatoa is not only one of devastation and disasters.The rise of the self-destructive Krakatoa volcano and the birth of Anak KrakatauKrakatoa existed long before its famous 1883 eruption as a volcanically active island due to tectonic forces associated with the Pacific Ring of Fire.