1815 eruption of Mount Tambora

The estimated volcanic ashfall regions during the 1815 eruption. The red areas show thickness of volcanic ashfall. The outermost region (1 cm thickness) reached Borneo and the Sulawesi islands.

The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora was the most powerful in recorded history and classified as a VEI-7 event. Mount Tambora is situated on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia. The eruption was followed by between six months and three years of increased steaming and small phreatic eruptions. The eruption column lowered global temperatures, and some experts believe this led to global cooling and worldwide harvest failures, sometimes known as the Year Without a Summer.^[1]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia
• Volcanism of Indonesia
• 1883 eruption of Krakatoa

References

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Coordinates: 8°15′S 118°00′E / -8.25°N 118°E / -8.25; 118

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