West Nusatenggara, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
Tambora is a stratovolcano and rising of about 2851 m high above sea level. It has a caldera, some parasiter cones named Tahe (877 m), Molo (602 m), Kadiendinae, Kubah (1648 m) and a crater called Doro Api Toi which is laid inside the caldera. The volcano belongs to Jazirah Sanggar, Bima, Sumbawa Island. It is situated in 8° 15' S and 118° 00' E.
The 1815 eruption of Tambora is the most powerful event of its kind in historical time.Volume of the material which burst up to the air attained of about 100 - 150 km3 and the height of eruption column about 30 - 40 km above the summit. Energy estimation attained of about 1.44 x 1027 erg . Since the 1815 eruption, the top part of the volcano collapsed and formed a caldera with 7000 m wide of diameter.
The route which usually taken is through Calabai to Pancasila village (+750 m), and then wandering the northwestern slope. To mount will take 3 walking days through the beaten footstep leads to the summit. This journey passes through rattan forest (1350 m) where the sideways footstep is usually taken by rattan-picker found. Spring is also found in this area. It may be the last one the climber will find. After passing through the rattan forest, there will be no spring anymore.
Taken from ESDM.GO.ID
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