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  2. Mount Tambora - Wikipedia

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    Plate boundaries of Indonesia, with the location of Mount Tambora to the lower right of "11" Tambora is located 340 kilometres (210 mi) north of the Java Trench system and 180 to 190 kilometres (110 to 120 mi) above the upper surface of the active north-dipping subduction zone. Sumbawa Island is flanked to the north and south by oceanic crust. [15]

  3. 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora - Wikipedia

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    This cooling directly or indirectly caused 90,000 deaths. The eruption of Mount Tambora was the largest cause of this climate anomaly. [22] While there were other eruptions in 1815, Tambora is classified as a VEI-7 eruption with a column 45 km (148,000 ft) tall, eclipsing all others by at least one order of magnitude.

  4. List of volcanoes in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Some volcanoes completely form an island, for instance, the Sangeang Api island. Mount Tambora, on Sumbawa island, erupted on 5 April 1815, with a scale 7 on the VEI and is considered the most violent eruption in recorded history. [3]

  5. Satonda Island - Wikipedia

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    The Sangeang Api (island of Sangeang) and Satonda are eruption centers associated to the Tambora volcano [7] — and therefore to the phenomenal 10–15 April 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora which ejected 50km 3 of rock (150 km 3 of pumice and pyroclastics) and affected a large part of the Earth. [b]

  6. Sumbawa - Wikipedia

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    The caldera of Mt Tambora, 2011. Sumbawa (Sumbawa: Semawa; Bima: Sombawa) is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast.

  7. Sunda Arc - Wikipedia

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    Generally, the island is composed of Quaternary volcanic deposits. [1] Major volcanoes in Nusa Tenggara are Kelimutu and Mount Rinjani. Another active major volcano in the region is Mount Tambora, whose eruption in 1815 led to global climate abnormalities in the subsequent year, known as the Year Without a Summer. Seismic studies have shown ...

  8. West Nusa Tenggara - Wikipedia

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    The island also has several active volcanoes such as Mount Tambora which is known for its eruption in 1815, one of the largest eruptions in history with global impact. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Natural resources in West Nusa Tenggara include fertile agricultural land, especially in the lowlands and mountain slopes, as well as marine fisheries in ...

  9. Sangeang Api - Wikipedia

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    Sangeang Api (Gunung Api or Gunung Sangeang) is an active complex volcano on the island of Sangeang in Indonesia. It consists of two volcanic cones, 1,949 metres (6,394 ft) Doro Api and 1,795 m (5,889 ft) Doro Mantoi. [1] Sangeang Api is one of the most active volcanoes in the Lesser Sunda Islands.