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Krakatoa

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June 3, 2011

 

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The origin of the spelling Krakatoa is unclear, but may have been the result of a typographical error made in a British source reporting on the massive eruption of 1883. Theories as to the origin of the Indonesian name Krakatau include: * Onomatopoeia, imitating the noise made by white parrots that used to inhabit the island...
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According to legend, "Krakatau" was adopted when a visiting ship's captain asked a local inhabitant the island's name, and the latter replied "Kaga tau" ? a Jakartan/Betawinese slang phrase meaning "I don't know". This story is largely discounted; it closely resembles famous linguistic myths about the origin of the word kangaroo and the name of the Yucatan Peninsula...
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