List of volcanoes in Montserrat
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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Montserrat.
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
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| 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] |
References
- ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Centre Hills". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Silver Hills". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ "Montserrat". UWI Seismic Research Centre. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Soufrière Hills". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ 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.
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