Mount Tambora, located in Indonesia, erupted in 1815 in the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption killed over 71,000 people and destroyed the top 4,000 feet of the mountain. Large amounts of ash and dust blasted into the atmosphere, contributing to unusually cold weather conditions in 1816 known as "The Year Without a Summer" that impacted crops and caused famine globally. The unusual weather from the eruption indirectly led Mary Shelley to write her famous novel Frankenstein while staying indoors that summer in Switzerland.