Krakatoa : the day the world exploded, 27 August 1883
Winchester, Simon2004
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Place reservation for Krakatoa : the day the world exploded, 27 August 1883In August 1883 there was a series of volcanic eruptions on the island of Krakatoa - these were so extreme that the effects were heard and felt over ten per cent of the Earth's surface. This text uses contemporary reports to recount the events leading up to and following the cataclysm.
Main title:
Krakatoa : the day the world exploded, 27 August 1883 / Simon Winchester.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2004.
Collation:
xiii, 432 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Viking, 2003.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 397-403.
ISBN:
01410051739780141005171
Dewey class:
363.3'495'095982'09034363.349509598209034551.21363
Language:
English
Index terms:
VOLCANOES
BRN:
15896
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