21+ Information About Mount Tambora Gif. The volcano is currently about 2,850 metres high. Mount tambora, volcanic mountain on sumbawa island, indonesia, that in april 1815 exploded in the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history.
Indonesia has over 150 active volcanoes making it one of the most active areas in the world.
Sumbawa is flanked both to the north and south by oceanic crust, and tambora was formed by the active subduction zones beneath it. 137 likes · 2 talking about this · 773 were here. Mount tambora is centered in the image on the right on the sumbawa island, (southern) indonesia. The eruption killed at least 10,000 islanders and expelled enough ash, rock, and aerosols to block sunshine worldwide, lower the global temperature, and cause.