krakatoa

noun

1. a volcano and small island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra: violent eruption 1883.

noun

1. a volcanic island in Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra: partially destroyed by its eruption in 1883, the greatest in recorded history. Further eruptions 44 years later formed a new island, Anak Krakatau (“Child of Krakatau”)Also called: Rakata