Mount Tambora, Location, Eruptions, Map, & Facts

Mount Tambora, volcanic mountain on Sumbawa island, Indonesia, that in April 1815 exploded in the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption killed at least 10,000 islanders and expelled enough ash, rock, and aerosols to block sunshine worldwide, lower the global temperature, and cause famine.

Tambora Indonesia 1815 - Plate Tectonics - Climate Policy Watcher

Mount Tambora Facts

Geological map of Tambora volcano [4].

Volcanoes - Katmai National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

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Global Volcanism Program

Tambora eruption caused the year without a summer: Cholera, opium, famine, and Arctic exploration.

200th anniversary of Tambora eruption a reminder of volcanic perils

Tambora, Sumbawa, Indonesia

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