INDONESIA.
Centenary of the Krakatoa Volcano eruption.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 26.08.1983.
Face value: 110 Indonesia rupiah.
Printing: Photogravure.
Catalogs
- Michel No. 1110.
- Scott No. 1204.
- StampWorld No. 1153.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1713.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1000.
Krakatoa,
also transcribed Krakatau (Indonesian: Krakatau), is a caldera in the Sunda Strait between the
islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian
province of Lampung. The
caldera is part of a volcanic island group (Krakatoa archipelago)
comprising four islands. Two, Lang and Verlaten, are remnants
of a previous volcanic edifice destroyed in eruptions long before the famous 1883 eruption;
another, Rakata, is the
remnant of a much larger island destroyed in the 1883 eruption. In 1927, a
fourth island, Anak
Krakatau, or "Child of Krakatoa", emerged from the caldera formed
in 1883. There has been new eruptive activity since the late 20th century, with
a large collapse causing a deadly tsunami in December 2018. The most notable eruptions of
Krakatoa culminated in a series of massive explosions over 26–27 August
1883, which were among the most violent volcanic events in recorded history.
