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Krakatoa changes in Google Maps


Missourian

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Sometimes geologic change moves faster than Google can keep up.

 

Krakatoa volcano as it appears in Google Maps:

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And in Google Maps 3D:

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A 2018 eruption destroyed the volcanic cone. The new imagery is draped over the older elevation model.

 

More on the eruptive history of the volcano: 

 

 

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