Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-01037

A small dark ash plume begins rising from the crater of Anak Krakatau in October 1978. Explosive activity began in July and lasted until November. A lava flow from a previous eruption forms the coast in the foreground. Photo by J. Matahelumual, 1978 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).

A small dark ash plume begins rising from the crater of Anak Krakatau in October 1978. Explosive activity began in July and lasted until November. A lava flow from a previous eruption forms the coast in the foreground.

Photo by J. Matahelumual, 1978 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).

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Keywords: ash | ash plume | eruption

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