| Mt Tambora is an 8,930' volcano that towers over eastern Sumbawa. In 1815 it erupted, in one of the most massive eruptions in modern history. It blew off the top 5000' of the volcano and could be heard 1200 miles away in Sumatra. It devastated the population of Sumbawa and led to climatic cooling that was felt around the world in the 'year without a summer'. |  | ||||
| What's left of Tambora, after the 1815 eruption blew off the top 5000' |
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| Parasitic Cone on Tambora's flank |
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