Tambora
2,850 m9,350 ft
Volcano · Indonesia
Mount Tambora, or Tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Located on Sumbawa in the Lesser Sunda Islands, volcanism is the result of subduction zones.
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At the summit · forecast for 8:00 AM
10 °CCloudy · wind 12 km/h from the S
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Tambora, 2,850 m
- 8:00 AM10 °CS 12 km/h0.7 mm
- 11:00 AM14 °CSE 11 km/h1.5 mm
- 2:00 PM14 °CSE 12 km/h1 mm
- 5:00 PM11 °CS 6 km/h0.2 mm
- 8:00 PM9 °CSW 8 km/h0.5 mm
- 11:00 PM9 °CSW 12 km/h0.3 mm
- 2:00 AM8 °CW 12 km/h–
- 5:00 AM8 °CSW 11 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Rain | 14 °C / 9 °C | 4.1 mm | 13 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Rain | 15 °C / 8 °C | 4.5 mm | 19 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Rain | 16 °C / 8 °C | 3.4 mm | 23 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Mostly clear | 15 °C / 8 °C | 0.9 mm | 9 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Rain | 14 °C / 8 °C | 4.3 mm | 10 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Heavy rain | 12 °C / 8 °C | 18.1 mm | 10 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Rain | 13 °C / 8 °C | 4.6 mm | 6 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 07:20 AM GMT+8. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 2,850 m (9,350 ft)
- Prominence
- 2,722 m (8,930 ft)
- Country
- Indonesia
- First ascent
- 1847
- Coordinates
- 8.245°S 117.993°E
- Volcano number
- 264040 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Mount Tambora
Active stratovolcano on Sumbawa, Indonesia
Mount Tambora, or Tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Located on Sumbawa in the Lesser Sunda Islands, volcanism is the result of subduction zones. The 1815 eruption was the largest in recorded history, erupting up to 150 cubic kilometers of volcanic material, making it a VEI-7 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index.
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7 recorded eruptions
Highest mountains in Indonesia
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Towns near Tambora
- Dompu61 km away
- Sumbawa Besar69 km away