12+ Mount Tambora Kiliton Eruption Background. Its eruption in 1815 is the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history and is considered one of the greatest natural disasters ever to befall mankind. In 1815, the volcano mount tambora on the island of sumbawa in the dutch east indies erupted in the most explosive volcanic eruption in human history.
A list of bbc episodes and clips related to 1815 eruption of mount tambora.
A list of bbc episodes and clips related to 1815 eruption of mount tambora. Most deaths from the eruption were from starvation and disease, as the eruptive fallout ruined agricultural productivity in the local region. Eruptive history of tambora volcano, indonesia. Mount tambora, located on the island of sumbawa, indonesia is classified as a stratovolcano.