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West Nusa Tenggara
Mount Tambora, Sumbawa
Not active at present, the 2,820-meter Tambora is notorious for its savage eruption on April 5 -
July 15, 1815. Falling debris, hot gases and lava stream killed more than 12,000 people. Some
44,000 more perished of hunger in the aftermath of the explosion. The top now an immense
caldera, has two distinctly colored lakes. From die rim of the crater, the breathtaking view over
time rest of Time Island includes Mt. Rinjani and the island of Lombok rising out of the sea.
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