Tambora
stratovolcano on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia
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Summary
Tambora is a stratovolcano[1]. Tambora ranks in the top 3% of stratovolcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,739 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bima[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Instance of: mountain[5], caldera[6]
- Commons category: Mount Tambora[7]
- Coordinate location: -8.2452777777778, 117.99277777778[8], -8.245277777, 117.992777777[9]
- Located in/on physical feature: Sumbawa Island[10]
- Significant event: last volcanic eruption[11], first ascent[12]
- Different from: Tambora culture[13]
- Elevation above sea level: 2850[14]
- Topographic prominence: 2722[15], 2850[16]
- Volcano observatory: Volcanological Survey of Indonesia[17]
- Age estimated by a dating method: 57,000[18]
- P14541: 1ZgmmL[19]
Body
Cultural Significance
Things named for Tambora include 46824 Tambora[20], an asteroid[21].
Why It Matters
Tambora has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Tambora is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for Tambora include 46824 Tambora[20], an asteroid[21].