Ka-boom!

This book I'm reading explains plates, tectonics, subduction, and all that stuff that causes earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. A lot of it also ties in with the David O'Brian books. I'm so poor in knowledge of geography, I had to spread my big National Geographic world map out on the living room table to see where everything is. I can't keep it straight in my head where Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope are situated--on the southern tips of which continents. For some reason, I thought the Falklands were near Australia, but they're off of South America. I found Mauritius, St. Denis and Reunion islands on the map.
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More than 35,000 people were killed when Krakatoa exploded. At least two thirds of them were killed by the big waves caused by the explosion.