Mount Tambora is a volcano on the island of Sumbawa in present-day Indonesia, then part of the Dutch East Indies, and its 1815 eruption was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded human history.This Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) 7 eruption ejected 160–213 cubic kilometres (38–51 cu mi) of material into the atmosphere, and was the most recent confirmed VEI-7 …

Mount Tambora, is an active stratovolcano famous for its eruption in 1815 which was considered one of the most explosive volcanic eruptions in Earthʼs history. A stratovolcano is a volcano characterized by its steepness and periodic explosive eruptions and quiet eruptions. It is also known as a composite volcano because it is composed of layers

Apr 10, 2020 · On this day in 1815, Mount Tambora, seen here on April 10, 2020,by the Himawari-8 satellite produced the largest volcanic eruption ever recorded. Mount Tambora, located on the island of Sumbawa in present-day Indonesia, is an active stratovolcano that was one of the tallest mountains in all of Indonesia before its eruption.

The aberrations are now generally thought to have occurred because of the April 5–15, 1815, Mount Tambora volcanic eruption on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia. The eruption had a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) ranking of 7, a colossal event that ejected at least 100 km 3 (24 cu mi) of material.It was the world's largest volcanic eruption during historic times, comparable to …

Jan 16, 2018 · In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted on Sumbawa, an island of modern-day Indonesia. Historians regard it as the volcano eruption with the deadliest known direct impact: roughly 100,000 people died in ...

Le Tambora est un stratovolcan qui forme la péninsule de Sanggar de l'île de Sumbawa, en Indonésie.Le diamètre du volcan au niveau de la mer est d'environ 60 km.Avant l'éruption de 1815, le volcan semble avoir eu une hauteur de 4 000 m.L'éruption de 1815 a formé une caldeira de près de 6 km de diamètre et 1 110 m de profondeur. C'est la plus violente éruption volcanique …

Il Tambora o Tomboro è uno stratovulcano dell'isola di Sumbawa, situata nell'arcipelago indonesiano della Sonda.Il vulcano è conosciuto per la devastante eruzione del 1815, una delle poche VEI-7 a memoria storica. Deve la sua origine alla subduzione della placca australiana al di sotto della placca della Sonda.. Conosciuto in tempi antichi anche come Aram, prima …

Jun 02, 2022 · In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted on Sumbawa, an island of modern-day Indonesia. Historians regard it as the volcano eruption with the deadliest known direct impact: roughly 100,000 people died in ...

Apr 07, 2015 · The volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée on Martinique in 1902. Credit: Library of Congress. ... It ranks as the deadliest volcanic disaster of the 20th century, and the third deadliest in recorded history, after the 1815 eruption of Tambora and the 1883 explosion of Krakatoa. However, Tanguy argues that Pelée’s eruption killed more people ...

Sep 15, 2017 · The Krakatoa eruption was about ten times more explosive than the Mount St. Helens explosion of 1980 with a VEI of 5.) ... Tambora …