Download How Many People Died In Mount Tambora Background. Mount tambora, or tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in the northern part of sumbawa, one of the lesser sunda islands of indonesia. The 1815 eruption of mount tambora was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded human history, with a volcanic explosivity index (vei) of 7.
Mount tambora, volcanic mountain on sumbawa island, indonesia, that in april 1815 exploded in the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history.
The destructive eruption of mount this event influenced the climate and causes intense weather and harvest failures in many parts around the world. Mount tambora (8°14'41s, 117°59'35e) is an active volcano in indonesia. Mount tambora (or tamboro) is an active stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, on the island the death toll was at least 71,000 people (the most deadly eruption in recorded history), of agricultural crops failed and livestock died in much of the northern hemisphere, resulting in the worst. The 1815 eruption of mount tambora was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded human history, with a volcanic explosivity index (vei) of 7.