A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history. Synonyms:Krakatao, Krakatoa.
... put in type Dr Ernst's striking account of the "New Flora of the Volcanic Island of Krakatau" (Cambridge, 1909.) has reached me. All botanists must feel a debt of gratitude to Prof. Seward for his admirable translation of a memoir which in its original form is practically unprocurable and to the liberality of the Cambridge University ... — Darwin and Modern Science • A.C. Seward and Others
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