. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. KRAKATAU. 87 Krakatau. Till recently Krakatau, rising- to a height of 2,270 feet, was hailed with mariners crossing the strait, and vessels confidently rode at anchor under its shelter in depths of from 25 to 30 fathoms. The last recorded outburst, that of 1680, had already long been forgotten by the natives. But in the month of May, 1883, the fiery demon again awoke : on one of the northern shoulders the ground was rent asunder, flames burst forth, detonations and discharges of vapours and ashes followed in rapid succession. But so far the
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. KRAKATAU. 87 Krakatau. Till recently Krakatau, rising- to a height of 2,270 feet, was hailed with mariners crossing the strait, and vessels confidently rode at anchor under its shelter in depths of from 25 to 30 fathoms. The last recorded outburst, that of 1680, had already long been forgotten by the natives. But in the month of May, 1883, the fiery demon again awoke : on one of the northern shoulders the ground was rent asunder, flames burst forth, detonations and discharges of vapours and ashes followed in rapid succession. But so far the display differed in no respect from similar manifestations Fig. 30.—Krakatau and Neighbouring Islets after the Eruption. Scale 1 : 150, Depths. OtoSO Feet 80 to 320 Feet. 320 to 960 Feet. 960 i'eet ;md vpwards. 3J Miles. observed in so many parts of Indonesia, and excursionists from Batavia even landed on the island and approached the crater. But after three months of groaniugs and rumblings the volcano put forth all its strength, and in a few hours the whole topography of the Sunda Strait was changed. At Batavia, 90 miles distant, the uproar was so terrific that an eruption was supposed to have occurred in the immediate vicinity, and every moment the ground was expected to open. In all the surrounding waters, as far as the China Sea, in the Bay of Bengal, throughout half of the Indian Ocean as far as Rodrigues, the detonations were clearly heard, and everywhere the people wondered. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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