Tambora

American

[tahm-baw-rah, -boh-, -buh-] / ˈtɑm bɔˌrɑ, -boʊ-, -bə- /

noun

an active volcano in Indonesia, on N Sumbawa: eruption 1815. 9,042 feet (2,756 meters).

Tambora British

/ ˈtæmbəˌrɑː /

noun

a volcano in Indonesia, on N Sumbawa: violent eruption of 1815 reduced its height from about 4000 m (13 000 ft) to 2850 m (9400 ft)

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Tambora volcano eruption in Indonesia, which clouded sunlight around the world for more than a year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Along with being heard over a thousand miles away, the explosion of Mount Tambora — located in present-day Indonesia — shot out an enormous plume of black dust that lingered in the atmosphere for years.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2021

His hits included "Merenguero Hasta la Tambora" and "Patacon Pisao".

From Reuters • Jul. 29, 2021

Traces of tephra recall the 1815 eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora, which cast a pall of bleak weather over Europe.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2021

Think of the blast of Mount Tambora, on an Indonesian island in 1815, the most powerful eruption in recorded human history.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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