A blast heard 1,200 miles away and 140billion tonnes of rock and ash.



It has been over 200 years since Mount Tamborain Indonesia erupted violently, resulting in death and disorder on a global scale.


According to The Guinness Book of World Records it is the deadliest volcano in history.


Here MailOnline Travel reveals the horrifying - but fascinating history of the blast and how tourists today can take a peek at its incredible crater.


Mount Tambora is an active stratovolcano meaning it is made up of layers of ash and lava on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia, once known as the Dutch East Indies.



Its eruption in 1815 killed around 10,000 people instantly, while the fallout from the blast included formidable tsunami waves and then famine and starvation, which took the death toll up to some 100,000 people.


The exact number of fatalities varies with some sources saying as many as 120,000 people were killed while others put the figure at around 70,000.






https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1815_eruption_of_Mount_Tambora?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1654900448

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4899684/The-horrifying-history-world-s-deadliest-volcano.html

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Mount Tambora began to erupt just before sunset on 5 April 1815 and continued for five further days, blasting even more ferociously on 10 April.

The eruptions were heard 2,000 kilometres (1,242miles) away.

Molten rock shot more than 40 kilometres (24 miles) into the sky and a thick veil of ash spread over a million square kilometres (386,000 square miles).

In total, around 140billion tonnes of rock, ash and debris was flung into the sky.

The entire region was plunged into darkness.Debris hit the sea surrounding the island with such force and in such huge volumes that deadly tsunamis up to four metres high (13ft) were set in motion.

Islands of pumice having been ejected from the volcano were spotted floating in surrounding seas by sailors for years after the blast.

But the impact of Mount Tambora's blast wasn't localised to Indonesia or even Asia.

The consequences of such an explosion affected the entire world.

The period following the eruption is widely known as the 'year without a summer', with much of the northern hemisphere seeing no seasonal change enduring a bleak, year-round winter.

The cold climate caused by less sunlight passing through the stratosphere in the wake of the volcano caused chaos.

GOD REALLY LOVE NIGERIA.

Some people will say thank God we don't have volcanic eruption here

Our problems in this country is worst than volcanic eruption

During the eruption in April 1815, molten rock shot more than 40 kilometres into the sky and a thick veil of ash spread over a million square kilometres, plunging the entire region into darkness.







https://www.wowshack.com/12-facts-1815-eruption-tambora-will-blow-mind/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C6264307705


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1815_eruption_of_Mount_Tambora?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1654900448

exp on the beat

With the recent spat of killings going on in Nigeria, a Volcanic eruption isn't far from hitting us...

emerich:
With the recent spat of killings going on in Nigeria, a Volcanic eruption isn't far from hitting us...

it should just start from your compound.

Me when i see explorer cooking another interesting thread

Explorers:
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Yaga Yaga yizzy, babay!

Explorers:
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Bukina Faso

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How about Pompeii volcano eruption?

temmytopsy1:
Explorers dey buy land.

Na so sis, no dull yourself

driand:
How about Pompeii volcano eruption?

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inner light. Park here!

Ishilove:

Bukina Faso

Lol

Volcanic mountains go through 3 stages in life. 1. Active stage: it erupts regularly 2. Dormant stage: it takes some time before erupting...e.g Cameroun mountain 3. Extinct stage: this stage the volcanic mountain stop erupting permanently.

Proud Geographer/Environmentalist

#kudos to Explorer for all his educating posts.

Feeling very light is when you follow ONLY Explorers on NL...you find yourself in the most interesting topics most of the time. Be like me, follow Explorers only and you'll free yourself from poo posts

Explorers:


Lol

how much my nigga

driand:
How about Pompeii volcano eruption?

Na that film first come my mind. I never knew, it happened for real. The way the movie portrAyed was fatal and destructive.

all these volcanoes are nothing compared to Olympus Mons (Mars) tallest mountain in all the solar system. 3 times the height of Everest.

we are blessed and cursed in nigeria.

blessed when it comes to climatic conditions


cursed when it comes Leaders.

I didn't know there was a more destructive eruption than Pompei

Explorers; always coming up with the Most Educative Thread On Nairaland.

#Respect

Dalek:
all these volcanoes are nothing compared to Olympus Mons (Mars) tallest mountain in all the solar system. 3 times the height of Everest.

Yea, that's why its WORLD'S and not in the universe.

That's like being in Lagos and hearing an eruption in lake Chad. That means it must have been deafening to those closer.

Explorers:
Mount Tambora began to erupt just before sunset on 5 April 1815 and continued for five further days, blasting even more ferociously on 10 April.

The eruptions were heard 2,000 kilometres (1,242miles) away.

Molten rock shot more than 40 kilometres (24 miles) into the sky and a thick veil of ash spread over a million square kilometres (386,000 square miles).

In total, around 140billion tonnes of rock, ash and debris was flung into the sky.

The entire region was plunged into darkness.Debris hit the sea surrounding the island with such force and in such huge volumes that deadly tsunamis up to four metres high (13ft) were set in motion.

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Explorers:


Compare, Pompeii is first on the picture and the last is what we're talking about now.

if we're to go by the picture then tamboraa isn't the worst...

driand:
if we're to go by the picture then tamboraa isn't the worst...

Yea, just noticed that misleading picture.


Thanks for the hint bro.

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2014/08/top-10-deadliest-volcanic-eruptions/104313