Krakatoa: the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883

"An island with a pointed mountain"

The crocodile in the canal

Close encounters on the Wallace Line

The moments when the mountain moved

The unchaining of the gates of Hell

A league from the last of the sun

The curious case of the terrified elephant

The paroxysm, the flood, and the crack of doom

Rebellion of a ruined people

The rising of the son

Epilogue : the place the world exploded

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