The catastrophic 1883 eruption of Krakatoa destroyed most of the uninhabited island and generated tsunamis exceeding 30 meters ( 100 feet ) in height that struck the western coast of Java and southern coast of Sumatra , killing about 35,000 people , while a pyroclastic flow from the volcano that traveled across the Sunda Strait killed about another 1,000 people on Sumatra . '' Krakatoa , East of Java '' is only very loosely based on the actual events surrounding the eruption , which it uses merely as a backdrop for its storyline
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
Krakatoa, East of Java