Steers (island)
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Steers was an island in the Sunda Strait
between Java
and Sumatra
. It, and a neighboring island Calmeyer
, were created from volcanic products from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa
, in the Sebesi Channel between Krakatoa and Sebesi
, which was a fairly shallow area (abt 20 m before the eruption).
Steers was the slightly larger of the two, but never was more than 3 meters above the waterline. They rather quickly were eroded away by wave action, and gone within two years. Sandbanks bearing the names still remain.
Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean...
between Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
and Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
. It, and a neighboring island Calmeyer
Calmeyer
Calmeyer was an island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. It, and a neighboring island Steers , were created from volcanic products from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, in the Sebesi Channel between Krakatoa and Sebesi, which was a fairly shallow area .Calmeyer was somewhat higher than...
, were created from volcanic products from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa
Krakatoa
Krakatoa is a volcanic island made of a'a lava in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The name is used for the island group, the main island , and the volcano as a whole. The island exploded in 1883, killing approximately 40,000 people, although some estimates...
, in the Sebesi Channel between Krakatoa and Sebesi
Sebesi
Sebesi is an Indonesian island in the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra. It rises to a height of and lies about 12 km to the north of the Krakatoa Islands and is the closest large island, about the same area and height as the remmant of Rakata. Like Krakatoa, it too is volcanic, although...
, which was a fairly shallow area (abt 20 m before the eruption).
Steers was the slightly larger of the two, but never was more than 3 meters above the waterline. They rather quickly were eroded away by wave action, and gone within two years. Sandbanks bearing the names still remain.