Tambora
Sign in to savestratovolcano on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia
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Tambora is a stratovolcano located on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. It is notable as one of the most significant volcanic sites in the world, though the specific reasons for its importance would require additional context to fully explain.
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Mount Tambora, or Tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Located on Sumbawa in the Lesser Sunda Islands, volcanism is the result of subduction zones. The 1815 eruption was the largest in recorded history, erupting up to 150 cubic kilometers of volcanic material, making it a VEI-7 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. This caused the summer of 1816 to become known as the "Year Without a Summer" due to global cooling from the eruption.
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