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Krakatao

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A volcanic island in the narrow Strait of Sunda, between Java and Sumatra; was the scene of a terrific eruption in 1883, causing a tidal wave that swept round the globe, and raising quantities of dust that made the sunsets in Britain even more than usually red for three years.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Krakatao'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​k/krakatao.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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