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News: Eight Indonesian airports, including two serving Jakarta, remained closed because of volcanic ash from eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau.

About Mount Anak Krakatau

Location: Mount Anak Krakatau is situated in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.
- Anak Krakatau is literally translated as the ‘’Son of Krakatoa’’.
It lies along the convergence of the Indian-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
Formation: It was formed after the destructive eruption of Mount Krakatoa in 1883.
- Over millions of years, the volcano gradually developed into a cone-shaped mountain made up of layers of volcanic rock, cinder, and ash.
- The destruction of the volcano resulted in the formation of a caldera.
- Parts of the caldera remained above the water, forming four small islands: Sertung (Verlaten), Lang, Polish Hat, and Rakata.
- Over the years, three new volcanic cones developed and eventually merged to form a single island.
- A new eruption in began in 1928 and by 1930, it had developed into a small island known as Anak Krakatau.
Features:
- It was originally formed mainly from basaltic andesite.
- It has diverse landforms, including steep slopes, volcanic cones, lava flows, and pyroclastic deposits.
- It remained dormant until December 1927.
- Since then, the volcano has erupted intermittently, and the cone has continued to grow.
It is part of the Ujung Kulon National Park, listed in UNESCO’s World Heritage site.

Sunda strait is between Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
It links the Java Sea of the western Pacific Ocean with the eastern Indian Ocean.
The strait contains several volcanic islands, the most well-known of which is Krakatoa caldera.