Comments on: Anak Krakatau: The Resurrecting Island

By: John Kim

John Kim — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:51:00 +0000

As far as I know, “Anak Krakatau” is located in Indonesia rather in the Phillippines if it is an island that lies between Java and Sumatra. The name of the island meaning“son of Krakatoa”sounds like Tagalog though. Would you check with it more thoroughly for accuracy?

By: Eric Pritchard

Eric Pritchard — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:56:11 +0000

Couple of points as someone who has studied Krakatau in depth:
Neither Java nor Sumatra are in the Phillipines, they are in Indonesia, whose capital, Jakarta, is on Java. Hence Krakatau, which is between the two, is in Indonesia.
Casualties were not 120,000 – there were 36,400.
Further point, Tom Simkin (co-writer of Krakatau 1883: the eruption and its effects, former Director of Volcanology at the Smithsonian, unfortunately recently deceased) demonstrated a relationship between the scale of eruptions and the time between them, basically down to the rate of filling of the magma chamber and by that it will be quite a while before the next major Krakatau eruption. The one before 1883 was possibly in the fifth or sixth century AD. There was one in 1680, but it was trivial.

By: Felice

Felice — Sat, 30 May 2009 07:43:34 +0000

It’s not in Philippine… Anak Krakatau is in Indonesia

By: Mrs. Jocelyn L. Jamerson Brown

Mrs. Jocelyn L. Jamerson Brown — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:59:40 +0000

This is a very interestng article. It is amazing how such fragile forms of life can survive in such harsh conditions. Great article. I’m looking forward to reading your next article.

By: Dr. F. L. Haddox M.D.

Dr. F. L. Haddox M.D. — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:14:45 +0000

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By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:07:00 +0000

“Anak Krakatau, one of 130 active volcanoes in the Phillipines, is an island that lies between Java and Sumatra.” – Java, Sumatra and Anak Krakatau are all in Indonesia.