Krakatoa

Sunda Strait volcanic island caldera
Place former_island Q82613
Krakatoa
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Krakatoa

Summary

Krakatoa is a former island[1]. Krakatoa ranks in the top 3% of former_island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,511 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Krakatoa is located in South Lampung[3].
  • Krakatoa is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • Krakatoa is on the body of water Sunda Strait[5].
  • Krakatoa's instance of is recorded as former island[6].
  • Krakatoa's instance of is recorded as caldera[7].
  • Krakatoa's Commons category is recorded as Krakatoa[8].
  • Krakatoa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+07:00[9].
  • Krakatoa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -6.102, 'lon': 105.423}[10].
  • Krakatoa's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Greater Sunda Islands[11].
  • Krakatoa's significant event is recorded as volcanic eruption[12].
  • Krakatoa's significant event is recorded as volcanic eruption[13].
  • Krakatoa's significant event is recorded as volcanic eruption[14].
  • Krakatoa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Krakatoa[15].
  • Krakatoa's Commons gallery is recorded as Krakatau[16].
  • Krakatoa's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • Krakatoa's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[18].
  • Krakatoa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Krakatoa's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[20].
  • Krakatoa's replaced by is recorded as Anak Krakatau Island[21].
  • Krakatoa's replaced by is recorded as Krakatau Island[22].
  • Krakatoa's different from is recorded as Krakatau[23].
  • Krakatoa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+813'}[24].
  • Krakatoa's name is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Gunung Krakatau'}[25].
  • Krakatoa's name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Ilha de Krakatoa'}[26].
  • Krakatoa's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Krakatau'}[27].

Body

Geography

Krakatoa is in the country of Indonesia[4]. Krakatoa is located in South Lampung[3]. Krakatoa is on the body of water Sunda Strait[5].

Physical Characteristics

Krakatoa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+813'}[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former island[6] and caldera[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Krakatoa include Krakatoa archipelago[28], an archipelago[29], in Indonesia[30].

Why It Matters

Krakatoa ranks in the top 3% of former_island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,511 views/month).[2] Krakatoa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Krakatoa is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Krakatoa include Krakatoa archipelago[28], an archipelago[29], in Indonesia[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . peakbagger.com. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+07:00
    Country Indonesia
    Coordinate location {'lat': -6.102, 'lon': 105.423}
    Located in
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/krakatau-ostrov-ktory-na-okamih-zmenil-cely-svet/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after CO"
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