Confidence votes 252. Hydrostatic pressure is the pressure which is exerted on a portion of a column of water as a result of the weight of the fluid above it. Hydrostatic pressure is what is exerted by a liquid when it is at rest.The height of a liquid column of uniform density is directly proportional to the hydrostatic pressure. The hydrostatic properties of a liquid are not constant and the main factors influencing it are the density of the liquid and the local gravity.he height of a liquid column of uniform density is directly proportional to the hydrostatic pressure. The hydrostatic properties of a liquid are not constant and the main factors influencing it are the density of the liquid and the local gravity.
This eruption was the biggest eruption in recorded history. Geography. Tambora is a stratovolcano located on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia (see map below), forming the Sanggar peninsula of the island. The island is part of a very active volcanic arc, which is part of the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean. Map Courtesy of United States Geological Survey. Public Domain.
Space Shuttle photo STS049-097-054 taken in May 1992 and looking northeast across Tambora. Tambora is a stratovolcano, forming the Sanggar peninsula of Sumbawa Island. The diameter of the volcano at sea-level is about 38 miles (60 km). Prior to the 1815 eruption, the volcano may have been as tall as 13,000 feet (4,000 m). The 1815 eruption formed a caldera about 4 miles (6 km) in diameter.