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List of volcanoes in Montserrat

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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Montserrat.

Name Elevation Location

coordinates

Last eruption
metres feet
Centre Hills[1] 741 2,431 16°45′32″N 62°11′46″W / 16.759°N 62.196°W / 16.759; -62.196 0.95-0.55 million years ago[2]
Silver Hills[3] 403 1,322 16°48′36″N 62°11′38″W / 16.81°N 62.194°W / 16.81; -62.194 2.58-1.16 million years ago[2]
Soufrière Hills[4] 915 3,002 16°43′N 62°11′W / 16.71°N 62.18°W / 16.71; -62.18 2013 CE[5]
South Soufrière Hills[2] ? ? 16°42′00″N 62°10′00″W / 16.7°N 62.166667°W / 16.7; -62.166667 1.47–1.27 million years ago[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Centre Hills". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  2. ^ a b c Hincks, T; Sparks, S; Dunkely, P; Cole, P (2005). "Montserrat". Volcanic Hazard Atlas of the Lesser Antilles (PDF). Trinidad and Tobago: University of the West Indies. pp. 147–167.
  3. ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Silver Hills". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  4. ^ "Montserrat". UWI Seismic Research Centre. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  5. ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Soufrière Hills". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  6. ^ Wadge, G.; Voight, B.; Sparks, R. S. J.; Cole, P. D.; Loughlin, S. C.; Robertson, R. E. A. (2014). "Chapter 1 An overview of the eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat from 2000 to 2010". Geological Society, London, Memoirs. 39 (1): 1–40. doi:10.1144/M39.1. ISSN 0435-4052.