1# What is Mount Tambora?
Mount Tambora is a stratovolcano (A stratovolcano is a conical volcano that is built up of many layers -strata- of lava, tephra, pumice, and ash) located in the northern part of Sumbawa, one of the lesser, Sunda islands of Indonesia.2# When did Mount Tambora erupt?
Tambora is known for its major eruption in 1815. It was formed by the active subduction zone underneath it
3# What Mount Tambora looked like before the eruption.
Before the eruption in 1815, it was one of the tallest peaks in the Indonesia archipelago, it was more than 4,300 meters (14,100 ft) high.
4# Magma chamber.
The large magma chamber under Tambora had been drained by the pre-1815 eruption and underwent several centuries of dormancy as it refilled.5# How big the explosion was.
The eruption was the most devastating in recorded history. The explosion was heard on Sumatra Island, more than 2000 kilometers (1,200 miles) away. Heavy ash rain was observed as far as Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, and Maluku Island and the maximum elevation of Tambora were reduced from about 4,300 meters to 2,850 meters.
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