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.

The Eruption of Mount Tamboro

The Eruption of Mount Tambora (1815-1818) - Climate in Arts and History

After Tambora

Clear and Present Dangers: The Multiple Health Hazards of Volcanic Eruptions, Environmental Health Perspectives

The Volcano That Shrouded the Earth and Gave Birth to a Monster - Nautilus

Mount Tambora, Indonesia, satellite image - Stock Image - C022/8394 - Science Photo Library

Tambora, Volcano World

DEADLIEST VOLCANIC ERUPTION: 1815 Mount Tambora Eruption

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Tambora and the Year without a Summer: How a Volcano Plunged the World into Crisis: Behringer, Wolfgang: 9781509525492: : Books

Mount Tambora Facts

Bromo activity over the last decade: consistent passive degassing and source magma evolution, Geoscience Letters

How long did the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora last? - Quora

Mount Tambora Facts for Kids

Global Volcanism Program