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Noun: Krakatoa  ,kra-ku'tow-u
  1. A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
    - Krakatau, Krakatao

Type of: island, volcano

Part of: Dutch East Indies [archaic], Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia

Encyclopedia: Krakatoa, East of Java