28+ Mount Tambora Sumbawa Island Indonesia Images. Sumbawa is flanked both to the north and south by oceanic crust, and tambora was formed by the active subduction zone beneath it. Local business in lombok, nusa tenggara barat, indonesia.
Approximately 57,000 years ago, the peak pushed its way up through the java sea, forming saleh bay to its south.
When the island was first discovered by europeans, the mountain was thought to be an extinct volcano. On april 10, 1815, the tambora volcano produced the largest eruption in recorded history. It once measured 4,300 meters tall, making it one of the tallest mountains in indonesia. Everything about it is impressive.