DNIYM
05-25-2008, 03:22 PM
Either the name of this historical (and eerily similar) island has only been mentioned once in the history of this website or I don't know how to use the search function.* Either way, please read the quick history of the island of Krakatoa below and let me know if I'm the only one who sees similarities between it and our beloved island (unexpected, violent explosion of energy that caused havoc for miles around; location in the South Pacific near Indonesia; the apparent "disappearance").* I wonder if there's any chance our island is supposed to be Krakatoa (but it's at least semi-modeled after it, right?)"In 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa erupted without warning. Within a day the island had virtually disappeared in the loudest explosion ever recorded. The explosion generated a succession of massive tsunamis that wiped out the Indonesian coastline and killed over 30,000 people. These waves were three times higher than those seen on Boxing Day in 2004. And miles from the volcano, across open ocean, thousands more were killed by hot ash. For over a century, geologists were unable to figure out why so many people were killed. But today through field studies, experiments and analysis of historical records they think they have found the answers. Since 1927 the volcano, Anak Krakatoa, the child of Krakatoa has been growing. It is now over half the size of the original volcano and scientists are certain it will erupt again. "