MOUNT TAMBORA

BY: GROUP 7
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• 1. Mount Tambora was formed by the active subduction zone (a convergent plate
boundary where one plate subducts beneath the other) beneath it.
• 2. Mount Tambora’s outburst in 1815 was the largest volcanic eruption in recorded
history of the 19th century.
• 3. 1816 became known as “The Year without a Summer” because of a huge amount
of dust that blasted into the upper atmosphere contributed to a bizarre and highly
destructive weather event the following year.
• 4. About three years before the eruption, the mountain seemed to come to life.
Rumblings were felt, and a dark smoky cloud appeared on top of the volcano.
• 5. The 1815 explosion of Tambora was heard 1,600 miles away.
• 6. Mount Tambora was originally thought to be an extinct volcano.
• 7.The eruption was thought to be a battle starting from the townspeople’s
perspective.
• 8. Ash and Pumice found their way to neighboring islands as far as 10 miles away!
• 9. Some reports claim that the eruption triggered small earthquakes.
• 10. Mount Tambora has caused more destruction than any other volcano.
• 11. Mount Tambora is located in the Ring of Fire.
• 12. During the “Year without a Summer”, Temperatures dropped and caused global
cooling.
• 13. A caldera, a large, roughly circular crater left after a volcanic explosion or the
collapse of a volcanic cone, formed after the eruption.
MAP OF SUMBUWA
• Where is it?
• Mount Tambora is found on the beautiful
Island of Sumbawa, Indonesia.
 •When it Erupted ?

Mount Tambora erupted on April

10, 1815. Ash flew everywhere! It
Reached far distances, too.
This map shows the estimated regions where
ash had fallen during the eruption. The red
areas show thickness of the volcanic ash fall.
Damage Caused

• The death toll was at least 71,000 people, of whom

11,000-12,000 were killed directly by the eruption.
• It is estimated that Mount Tambora stood about 12,000
feet tall before the eruption, and the top 4,000 feet of the
mountain was completely demolished.
• This is a painting of
the natives on Sumba-
wa running away from
Mount Tambora.
 Benefits Mary Shelly

• In the summer of 1816, a group of Friends were vacationing in

Switzerland, but the cold and wet Weather from “The Year without a
Summer” kept them indoors. The group Decided to see who could
Tell the best Ghost story while they were insideMary
. Shelly won the best ghost story, and because
Of the weather that Mount Tambora caused ,
Her ghost story, Frankenstein, was published in 1818.

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What Kind of Volcano? Mount Tambora

Mount Tambora is an active

Stratovolcano, which is also known
As a composite volcano.
A stratovolcano is a tall, conical
Volcano built up by many layers of
Hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and
Volcanic ash.
 Here are some other pictures of Mount
Tambora
• Mount Tambora and its surroundings as seen from space
View of Mount Rinjani from Mount Tambora.
Viewing distance is 165 kilometer (103 mi).
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