When the Sea Gives Birth to Mountains

That's how Anak Krakatau grew.

There are no residents living on the island. But his life is always related to humans. Fishermen pass by in the surrounding waters. The ship crossed the Sunda Strait. In the distance, the coasts of Banten and Lampung continue to develop and become increasingly dense.

Experts also came and went. They measured the height of mountains, took rock samples, recorded earthquakes, observed smoke, and studied the composition of the material emitted.

This attention is not without reason.

Anak Krakatoa was born from a volcanic system that once produced great destruction. However, it cannot be assumed that it will repeat what its parent did. Each eruption has its own character, process and power.

What is certain is that the young mountain is very active.

The rest period ranges from one to eight years. In some periods, eruptions occur several times a year. His body was constantly changing. The crater shifted. The slopes grew higher, then were cut again by the eruption.

Anak Krakatoa never seemed to be completely finished being formed.

From the coast of Banten and Lampung, the mountain looks small in the middle of the sea. But beneath the surface, his body rises from the bottom of the caldera. The visible part is just the tip of a much larger volcanic edifice.

The birth of Anak Krakatau in 1929 was not the end of the Krakatoa story.

That's precisely where the new story begins.

After making it out of the sea, the young mountain entered a period of tumultuous growth. The eruptions came many times. There was a time when it erupted almost every day. In fact, during one period, explosions occurred almost every 15 minutes.