21+ Mount Tambora Eruption In 1815 Pics. Mount tambora is an active volcano on the island of sumbawa in indonesia. The 1815 eruption of mount tambora was the most powerful eruption in modern human history, with a vei index of 7.
Space shuttle image of tambora (false color) taken in may 1992.
It brought about the year without a summer. It was generally believed that tambora was extinct, although natives living in the nearest village had reported rumblings from it was also by far the deadliest eruption in recorded history. A stratovolcano is a volcano characterized by its steepness and periodic explosive eruptions and quiet eruptions. Also known as a composite volcano, tambora is a tall.815 eruption of mount tambora.