Long Island Research Paper

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The island that existed in 1883 was the result of more than a million years of volcanic activity. Originally there had been no islands of Java and Sumatra, but about a million years ago a crack opened in the earth’s crust and lava and other volcanic material were forced through this opening. Over hundreds of thousands of years, this material continued to pour out of the earth and solidify on the seabed. Eventually, so much matter collected that it formed a large island. This island was then eroded away until only a partially submerged volcanic crater remained. Forsaken island and Long Island were in 1883 the remnants of this caldera. Fresh volcanic activity and it continued for several thousand more years. A large new island was…show more content…
The highest of these reached 820m above the sea. The volcanic rock of which these mountains were formed weathered readily into soil. Rich with the chemicals that help plants to grow, the soil that formed proved to be very fertile. For thousands of years, beforehuman came to the island, the slopes of Krakatoa were blanketed with lush…show more content…
In Batavia (the capital of Java) 150km from Krakatoa, people in the street had to cover their ears, but they would have no idea what they were hearing. At the town of Macassar (on Sulawesi Island) nearly 1,600 distant, the noise was thought to be coming from a nearby explosion. Ships put out to the sea to try to find the cause of the noise. Most amazing of all is the fact that four hours after the blast occurred, it was heard on the island of Rodrigues. This island lies 4,776km from Krakatoa. The people of Rodrigues thought they were hearing gunfire from a naval battle beyond the horizon. The explosion of Krakatoa and the massive wave it created devastated the surrounding area. After the coasts of Java and those of Sumatra, were entirely destroyed. The villages and trees had disappeared, they could not even see any ruins, for the waves has demolished and swallowed up the inhabitants, the homes and the plantations. The few people who had managed to escape to high ground before the waves struck, were reluctant to return to their homes. Most of their friends and families had been killed, and they feared that further eruptions might lead to another terrible wave. For many years the coasts of the islands remained scarcely
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