Editing Krakatoa (section)

=== Visit by USS ''Peacock'' ===
[[Edmund Roberts (diplomat)|Edmund Roberts]] calls the island ''Crokatoa'' in his journal. A paraphrased account follows: 

On 8 September 1832, [[USS Peacock (1813)#Diplomatic missions|US sloop-of-war ''Peacock'']] anchored off the north end, also visiting [[Lang Island]], in search of inhabitants, fresh water and [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]]s. It was found difficult to land anywhere, due to a heavy surf and to the coral having extended itself to a considerable distance from the shore. Hot springs boiling furiously up, through many fathoms of water, were found on the eastern side of Krakatoa, {{convert|150|ft}} from the shore. Roberts, Captain [[David Geisinger|Geisinger]], and marine lieutenant Fowler visited Forsaken island, having mistaken the singing of locusts for the sound of running water. The boat glided over crystal clear water, over an extensive and highly beautiful submarine garden. Corals of every shape and hue were there, some resembling sunflowers and mushrooms, others cabbages from {{convert|1|to|36|in|cm|0}} in diameter, while a third type bore a striking likeness to the rose. The hillsides were typical of tropical climate; large flocks of parrots, monkeys in great variety, wild-mango and orange groves—a superb scene of plants and flowers of every description, glowing in vivid tints of purple, red, blue, brown, and green—but not water or provisions.<ref name="Roberts">{{cite book |last= Roberts |first= Edmund |author-link= Edmund Roberts (diplomat) |title= Embassy to the Eastern courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat : in the U. S. sloop-of-war Peacock ... during the years 1832–3–4 |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=aSgPAAAAYAAJ |date= 12 October 2007 |orig-year= 1837 |publisher= Harper & brothers |at= Digital images 46–48 |chapter= Chapter III; Arrival at Crokatoa and Forsaken Islands |isbn= 9780608404066 |access-date= 12 November 2020 |archive-date= 23 January 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230123212347/https://books.google.com/books?id=aSgPAAAAYAAJ |url-status= live }}</ref>