Montserrat volcanoes Flashcards
Where is Montserrat located?
The Caribbean.
What plates is it on?
It is on a destructive plate margin, and the Atlantic plate is forced under the Caribbean plate.
What is the name of the volcano there?
Soufriere Hills, an active composite volcano.
At what speeds was the pyroclastic flow?
120km/h
At what temperature was the pyroclastic flow?
600 degrees Celsius.
When was the worst eruption?
June 1997, two years after the initial eruption.
How many people died?
19
How many were left homeless?
Hundreds
How many houses were destroyed?
100 to 150
How many people originally left the island?
2,000 with help from the Royal Navy.
What happened by 2000?
The South of the island was declared an exclusion zone.
How many people left by 2000?
9,000
What happened after 2000?
A volcanic observatory was built to monitor the volcano, roads were repaired, airports repaired, and it started a growth in tourism.
