Research Paper On Tambora
On a small island in Indonesia, the volcano named Tambora erupted with the most powerful eruption in recent history since the 1800s. Tambora had been dormant up to this point and had not erupted in five thousand years. The volcano's horrible eruption, caused enormous amounts of destruction and its effects were noted around the world. It killed ninety thousand people around the world and it destroyed countless crops.
The Europeans first found Tambora. They thought it was extinct. Tambora is located on the Indonesian archipelago on the island of Sumbawa island. It is located on the Sangger peninsula of Sumbawa. Tambora is located on the Sunda arc which is a part of the ring of fire which is a ring of active volcanoes around the …show more content…
Tambora caused a lot of damage to Sumbawa Island and many neighboring islands. Tambora threw pumice rocks onto bordering islands. It also inserted a lot of ash into the atmosphere which caused damaging weather the next summer. Tambora caused tsunamis in the Java Sea. The tsunami caused waves coming off the island as high as five meters. They reached and destroyed many other islands. The volcano caused devastating hurricane strength winds which slammed into towns. They also uprooted trees. The eruption left a four mile caldera on the top of the volcano. In any case you can see that Tambora produced a bunch of destruction in an enormous amount of different places around the …show more content…
The British decided to send a polar expedition led by captain John Ross. The British had been wanting to send a arctic exploration to find a trade route to the East by the northwest. But unfortunately for the British the Arctic froze back just as the expedition was getting there. The United States and Europe were also affected by Tambora. Snow fell during the Summer months throughout Europe and North America which killed crops. Tambora caused the United States to have the shortest growing season. This caused people to lose their main source of food. People also lost the way that they earned money. Because they had no crops people in Vermont were living off hedgehogs and nettles. People from New England fled to the
The Europeans first found Tambora. They thought it was extinct. Tambora is located on the Indonesian archipelago on the island of Sumbawa island. It is located on the Sangger peninsula of Sumbawa. Tambora is located on the Sunda arc which is a part of the ring of fire which is a ring of active volcanoes around the …show more content…
Tambora caused a lot of damage to Sumbawa Island and many neighboring islands. Tambora threw pumice rocks onto bordering islands. It also inserted a lot of ash into the atmosphere which caused damaging weather the next summer. Tambora caused tsunamis in the Java Sea. The tsunami caused waves coming off the island as high as five meters. They reached and destroyed many other islands. The volcano caused devastating hurricane strength winds which slammed into towns. They also uprooted trees. The eruption left a four mile caldera on the top of the volcano. In any case you can see that Tambora produced a bunch of destruction in an enormous amount of different places around the …show more content…
The British decided to send a polar expedition led by captain John Ross. The British had been wanting to send a arctic exploration to find a trade route to the East by the northwest. But unfortunately for the British the Arctic froze back just as the expedition was getting there. The United States and Europe were also affected by Tambora. Snow fell during the Summer months throughout Europe and North America which killed crops. Tambora caused the United States to have the shortest growing season. This caused people to lose their main source of food. People also lost the way that they earned money. Because they had no crops people in Vermont were living off hedgehogs and nettles. People from New England fled to the