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To: jmcenanly
FWIW, Krakatoa was the name of the first volcano. This one, as has been stated, is Anak Krakatoa. In Bahasa Indonesia the word anak means child. Thusly, the name of the volcano which has arisen over the site of the previous volcano (which lost its head in the 1800s) is Child of Krakatoa.

Just thought I'd throw this tidbit out there. Don't quite know why.

16 posted on 07/13/2009 3:09:11 AM PDT by Jemian (PAM of JT ~~ Caligula is pure evil.)
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To: Jemian

Krakatoa
(1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption)

21 posted on 07/13/2009 6:16:34 AM PDT by blam
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