THE WONDERS OF KRAKATAU

More then one century ago, Mount Krakatau shook the world and caused a great disaster. Now the mountain often temps anybody’s attention ti visit it. Not only the tourists from foreign countries are attracted but also the local adventures often make trips to Krakatau to admire one of their greatest creation of god and at the same time ti implant the feeling of love to the his fatherland. When Krakatau discharge lava at night and if the weather is clear, its activity is clearly visible and can be seen fantastically from the Sunda Straits.

When Krakatu discharge lava at night and if the weather is clear, its activity is clearly visible and can be seen fantastically from the Sunda straits. This active volcano in te sea at the Sunda Straits id included in the area of province of Lampung. It can also be easily reached from the shore of the province of Banten. Among the tourism objects, it has the specific power of attraction. A number of tour operators in the Indonesia and the star-hotels along the shore of Sunda straits in Banten also offer the tourism program for the visit to Krakatau.

The eruption of the volcano on the island of Kakatau (old) on August 27,1883 was exactly more dreadful than the atomic bombs of the United State of America when they were dropped in cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Some people said that the sound of its eruption was 21,547.6 multiplied the sound of the bombs dropped in Hiroshima. The eruption of the volcano caused 40,000 people dead, and the other two volcanoes were disappeared into the sea, they were Mount Perbuwatanan, Mount Danan where was the remaining and appearing part of the Island of Rakata can be seen now. The other awesome happenings which were recorded are the matter discharged from the volcano areas over an area of 827,000 square kilometers which caused the climate to be variable because the sun was obstructed by the dusty for a month. Even the dust resulting from the eruption of Krakatau reached the continent of Europe, such as the Netherlands and England. The dust also reached the Philipines, the continent of Australia, Madagaskar and America. The big waves (Tsunami) of 30 meters in height also caused the navigation of ship to be disturbed.

Geographically, the ‘mountain in the middle of the sea”, Krakatau, is located in the Sunda Straits, between the island of Java (the province of Banten) and the island of Sumatera (the Province of Lampung). The archipelago of Krakatau consints of four islands namely the island of Sertung with area of 1,060 hectares, the Island of Smaller Rakata with an area of 310 hectares, the Island of large with an area of approximately 1,400 hectares, and the island of Krakatau Hill with an area of approximately 320 hectares.

Owing to the fact the Mount Krakatu is very attrractiva, whereas its activities must be monitored because at any time the lava nay flow from it. As the Volcano is so attractive and active that it has become an object of research for scientist. The scientist call it the “Laboratory of Nature and they expect that the Unesco will include it in World Heritage List.

When you make a pleasure trip to the Krakatau you will find the clumps of earth and slabs of stone of various sizes, blackish brown which constitutes the remain of the matter discharge from the volcano. Its top part is rather hot because of the past discharge of hot volcanic mudflow or lava. In some part of location there is the remainder of green plants, among others, casurina trees (Casurina equisetifoia), waru trees (Hibicus filiocus), Fig trees (Ficuas ampelas), bisoro (Ficus hispida), morinda (Morinda citrifolia), artorcarpus (Artocapus communis). And you possibly find the animals of the kinds of insect, amphibians, birds, reptiles ad mammals.

In order to be safe in your plesure trip you have to report and result for permission to the nearest appropriate authorities who know and always monitor the development and activities of Krakatau with regard to safety.