world travel bag: Volcano Kerakatoa Amazing Place

What was in your mind when you hear the word “Krakatoa”? Surely directly terbesit about terrifying eruption occurred in 1883in the Sunda Strait. On this occasion, I am keen to discuss the history of Mount Krakatoa.

The eruption of Mount Krakatau History
Krakatau once an active volcanic mountainous islands are located in the Sunda Strait, between the islands of Sumatra and Java.Mount Krakatau has existed since ancient times and never eruption. Based on the Wikipedia website, a note of Ancient Krakatoaeruption taken from an ancient Javanese text entitled Pustaka Raja Parwa dating from AD 416 years. Among other things, stated

“There was the sound of thunder from Mount Batuwara. There is also a frightening earth shaking, total darkness, thunder andlightning. Then came the wind and rain storms were terrible and the whole storm darkens the whole world. A big flood camefrom Mount Batuwara and flows eastward to Mount Kamula …. When the water sink, separate Java island into two, creating islands of Sumatra “

Based on the records of the ancient Javanese texts, ancient krakatau height was estimated as high as 2,000 m. Wikipedia alsonotes that the ancient eruption of Krakatoa is also considered to contribute on the end of the heyday of ancient Persia, the transmutation of the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire, the end of civilization of South Arabia, the extinction of a largeMaya city, Tikal and the fall of the Nazca civilization in South America that is enigmatic. Ancient Krakatoa explosion is expected to last for 10 days at an estimated speed of the mass vomit reach 1 million tons per second. The blast has formed a shield 20-150 meters thick atmosphere, lowering the temperature by 5-10 degrees for 10-20 years.

Ancient eruptions of Krakatoa occurred in the hundreds of thousands of years ago, destroying and submerge 2/3 ancientKrakatoa. As a result of the eruption, leaving three islands, namely the island of Rakata, Round Length, and Sertung. Growthoccurred in the caldera lava rakata form 2 new volcanic island, namely Danan and Deeds.

On August 27, 1883, a catastrophic eruption (VEI scale / Volcano Eruption Index = 6.0) which destroyed 60% of the body of Krakatoa in the middle, forming a caldera 7km hole and leaving three small islands, namely Rakata, Sertung, and Island length.Krakatoa eruption can be heard up to 4600 km. Krakatoa explosion had thrown stones pumice and volcanic ash with a volume of18 cubic kilometers. Vulkanisnya dust bursts at 80 km. Hard objects that flew into the air it falls on the plains of the island ofJava and Sumatra, even to Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand. The impact of the eruption of Krakatoa wasrecorded death toll reached 36,417 people and generate a tsunami. Krakatoa volcanic activity began three months earlier. “There followed a very powerful eruption … blob ash gushed into the air as high as 70 kilometers, accompanied by a tsunami. Waves as high as 40 meters wiped out the beach next to Sumatra and Java in the Sunda Strait.

In 1927, approximately 43 years after Mount Krakatoa erupted, emerging from ancient caldera volcano is still active. The highgrowth rate of about 20 inches per month. Every year he became higher about 20 feet. Altitude child of Krakatoa current is 450meters. But for tourists, since the eruption of Krakatoa in 2011 children, tourists can not go to the top of Krakatoa. Currently,tourists can only child of Krakatoa mountain climbing to a height of about 200 meters / last post.

The process of colonization of plants and animals on the island of Rakata, length, and Sertung been running long enough.Whereas for Krakatoa own children are still at a few decades later (about 75 years later). On the island of Krakatoa child, the child of Krakatoa ridge there is no plant life due to high temperatures and lack of water. But in the area can be found pioneerplants such as reeds (Saccharum spontaneum) that symbiosis with Azospirillum lippoferrum. At the bottom of which wascovered with reeds in a process of weathering of sand around which later grew M. affine types and other types of plants.

Based on existing records, there are currently some 206 plant species as there are fungi, 13 species Lichenes, 61 species of ferns,and 257 kinds of Spermatophyta. For animals, there were rats and bats to mammals and 40 species of birds / poultry / aves, asCentropus bengalensis, Falco severus, Plegadis sp. Animals reptiles are lizards, turtles, and snakes.

Child of Krakatoa began to be excellent for domestic tourists, especially tourists from Greater Jakarta, Banten and Lampung.Child of Krakatoa began ogled because the location is not so far away and offers a view that is not less interesting than theBromo and Semeru. Many tourists who want to set foot for a closer look at the child of Krakatoa, and get to know and explorethe local volcanology agency information on the history and development of the child of Krakatoa Krakatoa. Tourists usuallywill visit various destinations in the islands near the child of Krakatoa and tourists can stay (homestay) in the island Sebesi. The journey from the island of Anak Krakatau Sebesi towards reached approximately 90-120 minutes by boat.

When your ship docked on the island of Krakatoa child, you will see a black sand beach. Most likely, the sand is sand eruption of Krakatoa. Not far from the boat dock area, there is a monument nature reserve of Krakatoa and some signs and the introduction of Krakatoa.

Note carefully the warning signs and restrictions that exist during your visit in this world heritage area. Every traveler is obligedto comply with any applicable regulations and maintain the cleanliness of the area and did not bring the region and damage the environment.

Note that in this area there is no signal in addition to the freeway and just be near the first post (cottage) Natural ResourcesConservation Agency of Lampung Province. Clean water was not there. If you want to urinate and defecate, you have to takesea water prior to use in the bathroom rudimentary who is behind the lodge KSDA Lampung or use a long way to dig a hole andclose it immediately after completion. To drink too, duty officer KSDA Lampung, bringing clean water and drinking in thestock during the week. If the water is less, the officer will usually take water from the nearby island of springs Sertung or SebesiIsland.

In a child of Krakatoa, there is volcanic activity monitoring tool is. In this area, the detection device using solar power cell totransmit information to the Agency and the Center for Volcanology Lampung. If there is increased activity of Mount Anak Krakatau, this detector will immediately send the signal. Solar cells are used, there are two units with two batteries that are planted in the soil.

Unfortunately, tourists are not able to climb up to the top of the Krakatoa since 2011 due to volcanic activity the child of Krakatoa. Altitude mountain krakatau children currently about 450 meters since its inception in 1927, or in other words the child of Krakatoa high growth estimates of about 5-6 meters per year. Mount Krakatau child will grow every year because it is still active and their activity in the lava of the volcano.

The tourists will be able to climb the mountain only child of Krakatoa to a height of about 200 meters which can be reached within 30-45 minutes until the last post ascent. When there are visitors, will usually accompanied by the officers of LampungKSDA assigned alternately for a week in the area of Anak Krakatau.

From the last post child of Krakatoa, you will see the mountain rakata, Sertung, and Long Island. The view from the last post is also very pleasing to the eye. While visiting, do not forget to take some pictures as memories while in this world heritage area.