# Your geographical misconceptions

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**Created:** [December 30, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-geographical-misconceptions/929294 "2020-12-30T20:58:33Z")\
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Krakatoa is actually west of Java, not _[East of Java](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa,_East_of_Java)_.

_Despite the geographic error in the film’s title, its makers chose to leave it unchanged, apparently believing that it was a more exotic title than " Krakatoa, West of Java ."_

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