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unusual facts about Krakatoa, East of Java



1883 eruption of Krakatoa

Krakatoa, East of Java was a film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and starred Maximilian Schell; the novelization of the same title (New American Library, 1969, ISBN 0-451-03797-9), was written by Michael Avallone.

Crack of doom

In the Time Tunnel episode, "The Crack of Doom", Tony and Doug try to convince scientists studying the volcano Krakatoa, that it is about to erupt cataclysmically.

Golden Hill, San Diego

Golden Hill is home to Black Box Recording Studios, The Habitat Recording Studios, Los Reyes Mexican Food, Influx Cafe, Turf Supper Club, Krakatoa & Pizzeria Luigi (which was featured on the Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives).

Jolyon James

Back in Australia, James appeared on TV screens again in shows such as Headland, City Homicide, Rush and Offspring, as well as playing Schuurman in the 2008 TV Movie Krakatoa.

Krakatit

He answers that it is a powerful explosive, named after the volcano Krakatoa, and explains its formula.

Krakatoa

On the same ship were several other Dutch travellers, including Elias Hesse, a writer.

Sometime in the late 17th century an attempt was made to establish a pepper plantation on Krakatoa but the islands were generally ignored by the Dutch East India Company.

It was a prominent part of the plot of Crack of Doom, an episode of the Irwin Allen television series, The Time Tunnel in 1966.

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883

In The New York Times, critic Janet Maslin called Krakatoa "a trove of wonderfully arcane information."

Stone and Sea

The book further covers the adventures of Jonah Lightfoot, a man stolen from his own world when he witnesses the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa.

Stone and Sky

The book, as well as its sequels, follows the adventures of British historian and naturalist Jonah Lightfoot, who is caught in the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883.

The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark

However, Krakatoa becomes more active, and soon enough, the volcano violently explodes.

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

Father Doonan gives Charlie the last rites when he dies and begins to ask for forgiveness for his sins as the entire island explodes (à la Krakatoa) in a volcanic paroxysm.


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