World Map Tambora Volcano, Supervolcanic Eruption The Global Challenges Foundation

The 1815 eruption of mount tambora was the most powerful volcanic eruption in human history although some research shows ilopangos eruption between the 5th and 6th century may have been bigger with a volcanic explosivity index vei of 7.

Moog sintetizzatore. One of the most eye catching guides to the worlds volcanoes ever published. Tambora was likely over 13000 feet in elevation prior to the 1815 eruption which was the largest in recorded history. Mount tambora volcanic mountain on sumbawa island indonesia that in april 1815 exploded in the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history.

The global volcanism program gvp seeks better understanding of all volcanoes through documenting their eruptions small as well as large during the past 10000 years. This type of volcano is formed from layers of ash and lava that generate a steep sided conical structure. Volcano expeditions photo tours and relaxed walking study tours.

The eruption killed at least 10000 islanders and expelled enough ash rock and aerosols to block sunshine worldwide lower the global temperature and cause famine. Tamboras 1815 eruption was the largest in recorded. Mount tambora is an active volcano located on the island of sumbawa in west nusa tenggara indonesia.

Enormous volumes of pyroclastic flow followed by caldera collapse created an up to 10m wall of water that devastated the indonesian shoreline. Late pleistocene lava flows largely filled the early caldera after which activity changed to dominantly explosive eruptions during the early. The range of volcanic behavior is great enough and volcano lifetimes are long enough that we must integrate observations of contemporary activity with historical and geological records of the recent past in order to prepare.

Tambora is a stratovolcano also known as a composite volcano. While the eruption and aftermath of tambora has been credited with the loss of more than 71000. The largely trachybasaltic to trachyandesitic volcano grew to about 4000 m elevation before forming a caldera more than 43000 years ago.

Mount tambora from mapcarta the free map. Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in google maps. Mount tambora or tomboro is an active stratovolcano in the northern part of sumbawa one of the lesser sunda islands of indonesiait was formed due to the active subduction zones beneath it and before its 1815 eruption it was more than 4300 metres 14100 feet high making it one of the tallest peaks in the indonesian archipelago.

The massive tambora stratovolcano forms the entire 60 km wide sanggar peninsula on northern sumbawa island.