This volcano erupted in 1883 in the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java, exploding with a loudness heard 3,000 miles away, then collapsing into its magma chamber, making a caldera and setting off a tsunami that killed at least 36,000 people.

A. Santorini
B. Vesuvius
C. Mt. Pele
D. Krakatoa
E. Stromboli


Answer: D

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