1815 Tambora Eruption Effects

Mount Tambora, or Tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Located on Sumbawa in the Lesser Sunda Islands, it was formed by the active subduction zones beneath it. Before 1815, its elevation reached more than 4,300 metres high, making it one of the tallest peaks in the Indonesian archipelago.
  • Elevation: 2,850 m (9,350 ft)
  • Location: Bima & Dompu Regencies, Sanggar peninsula, Sumbawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
  • Prominence: 2,722 m (8,930 ft)
  • Rock age: Late Pleistocene-recent
  • Mountain type: Trachybasaltic-trachyandesitic stratovolcano
  • Volcanic arc: Sunda Arc
  • Last eruption: 1967
Data from: en.wikipedia.org