Interesting and Unique Facts in the Beauty of Mount Tambora

Tambora Mountain is located on Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara. It has an interesting history so that it has had an impact on global climate change. This mountain is located between two regencies, namely Dompu Regency and Bima Regency which includes hills.. Before the eruption, Tambora had an altitude of approximately 4,300 meters, one of the highest peaks in Indonesia. After the eruption, the height of this mountain is only as high as 2851 meters. Tambora eruption in 1815 Masehi is the largest eruption in history.

The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 was recorded as one of the greatest disasters in world history. The eruption was entered on a scale of seven, on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. This eruption was four times stronger than the eruption of Mount Krakatoa in 1883 Masehi. Mount Tambora, its beauty is no doubt, and many adventurers, both those who come from within their own country or abroad, have enjoyed the beauty. The beauty of Mount Tambora is spread easily on various social media platforms.

The spread is also influenced by various adventurers who record their excitement in this adventure spot and share it directly there, so that other adventurers can immediately also see, how the attraction of Mount Tambora. Following the facts of  Mount Tambora, summarized from various sources:

The Largest Caldera In Indonesia

If there is a question about which crater or mountain caldera is the most extensive, the answer is the Caldera on Mount Tambora. The devastating eruption in 1815 made Mount Tambora make a caldera with an area of 7 square kilometers and a depth of 1 kilometer.

With this measure, the Mount Tambora caldera is dismissed as the largest caldera in Indonesia, previously the title was owned by Mount Raung. This vast caldera is also one of its main attractions for adventurers.

The Biggest Eruption In Human Memory

The Tambora eruption was almost like the Krakatoa eruption, therefore, the Mount Tambora eruption was also one of the most powerful eruptions in the local community. Mount Tambora, at least at that time spilled ash and hot volcanic rock as much as one hundred cubic kilometers.

It took a century to refill the mountain magma kitchen. The amount of ash and hot rock is even more than that released by Krakatoa. This is because other volcanic eruptions only release volcanic material no more than 50 cubic kilometers.

Affecting World Climate

After Mount Tambora erupted, its awesomeness could be seen as how other countries got the impact. As a result of volcanic ash spewed out by Mount Tambora, Southeast Asia is filled with ash and has become dark.

In addition, the effect of the Mount Tambora eruption was that countries in the northern hemisphere did not experience summer in 1816. So that year, countries in the northern hemisphere experienced the longest and worst winters. This can be seen from the world temperature which decreases around 0.4 degrees Celsius to 0.7 degrees Celsius.

History

Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies, Thomas Stamford Raffles, who had been running Java since 1811, explained in his notes the first eruption of Mount Tambora. The eruption was heard until Java on April 5 afternoon and continued to be heard every 15 minutes on the following days.

The eruption was heard again violently on April 10, 1815, and was heard as far away as Sumatra. Initially, this voice was considered a cannon sound, until a detachment of soldiers moved from Yogyakarta, who thought the closest post was being attacked.

Nicknamed Pompeii From The East

As a result of the devastating eruption, in one day during the eruption, there were about 12 thousand people of Tambora who died at that time. Then, due to the eruption as well, around 92 thousand people died after a week of the eruption due to starvation. Then, the Archaeologists in 2004 - in their excavations found the remains of humankind that were buried there and similar to the findings of civilization that was dug around Mount Vesuvius, Italy. The rest of civilization is similar to Pompeii.

Three Kingdoms Buried

The Kingdom of Bima itself also recorded this terrible event in the ancient Bo Sangaji Kai manuscript, written in Arabic-Malay by a writer from the Sultanate of Bima. On the slopes of Tambora, three kingdoms are recorded, namely the Tambora kingdom, the Sanggar kingdom, and the Pekat kingdom, all of which were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Tambora.

In 2004, an archeologist team was formed and began archeological excavations on Mount Tambora. It consists of the University of Rhode Island, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the Volcanology Representative in Indonesia, led by Haraldur Sigurdsson. After six weeks, the team found traces of lost plants that had been destroyed by the eruption of Tambora. The site is located 25 km west of the caldera, in the forest, 5 km from the beach. Archaeological discoveries make it clear that culture was destroyed, due to the eruption of Tambora in 1815. Sigurdsson called this culture Pompeii from the east.

Affect Napoleon's Defeat

Among a series of analyzes of the defeats of the war, one of them has been designated as being the cause of extreme weather. As John Lewis notes, in "The Waterloo Climate Campaign, June 16-18, 1815: Has the Course of History Changed?" mentions "[...] The rain fell so hard that the oldest army of troops had never seen such an event", wrote John Lewis.

An important battle for Napoleon, who represented the French Empire, was against five European imperial coalitions. However, due to unusual rainfall, it caused muddy roads and made it difficult for Napoleon to invade a number of European countries. As a result, his troops lost and became the end of the gait of Napoleon Bonaparte to control Europe.

Folk Story The Eruption Of Mount Tambora

Some traditional texts mention the eruption of Mount Tambora because of the negligence of the king of Tambora, Abdul Gafur, by ordering the assassination of a citizen of Arab descent charged with preaching to spread the teachings of Islam.

In the poem of the Kingdom of Bima by Khatib Lukman, as stated in the Literary History of the Bima, and History by Henri Chambert-Loir, the person killed was Haji Mustafa. He was killed on the grounds of insulting the kingdom. The facts above are the real facts behind the courage of Mount Tambora. Today, this mountain is still one of the most adventurous places visited by adventurers, because of its unquestionable natural beauty.

Wow, how are you, friend? Are you already curious about the situation and the enchanting beauty of the stunning Tambora Mountain scenery? If so, please continue and prepare your day off or take time out of your routine, prepare enough budget, pack up, and go, brother!

Brother, if you know of facts other than the facts mentioned above, please add facts or information in the comments column below. This will certainly be useful for other adventurers who will come and adventure there.

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