Soufrière
Soufrière is a village on the southwest coast of Dominica. It is the capital of Saint Mark Parish and has a population of 973 people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nelro, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 973 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Soufriere” and “Soufrière, Dominica”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Morne Patates and Morne Plat Pays.
Morne Plat Pays
Volcano
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Morne Plat Pays is a volcano on the island of Dominica. Located on the southern region of the island, the volcano last erupted around the year 1270 AD. Morne Plat Pays is situated 1½ miles northeast of Soufrière.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galion and Scott’s Head.
Galion
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Galion, also spelled Gallion, is a mountain village in the south of Dominica, with a population of 134.
Scott’s Head
Scotts Head is a village on the southwest coast of Dominica, in Saint Mark Parish. In 2001, its population was 721. Predominantly a fishing village, Scotts Head overlooks Soufrière Bay, which is protected as the Soufrière Scotts Head Marine Reserve.
Pointe Michel
Town
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pointe Michel is a small town on the southwest coast of Dominica. It is located to the south of the capital, Roseau. Pointe Michel is situated 2 miles northwest of Soufrière.
Soufrière
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Saint Mark Parish, Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
15.23315° or 15° 13′ 59″ northLongitude
-61.36037° or 61° 21′ 37″ westPopulation
973Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
777W6JMQ+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 242414184OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3575602Wikidata ID
Q1027850
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Soufrière” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Soufrière”
- Chinese: “蘇弗里耶爾”
- Dutch: “Soufrière”
- Esperanto: “Soufrière”
- Finnish: “Soufrière”
- French: “Soufriere (Dominique)”
- French: “Soufrière”
- German: “Soufrière”
- Greek: “Σουφριέρ, Δομινίκα”
- Greek: “Σουφριέρ”
- Hebrew: “סופרייר”
- Irish: “Soufrière”
- Italian: “Soufrière”
- Japanese: “スフリエール”
- Persian: “سوفیر، دومینیکا”
- Persian: “سوفیر”
- Polish: “Soufriére”
- Portuguese: “Soufriére”
- Romanian: “Soufrière, Dominica”
- Romanian: “Soufriere”
- Romanian: “Soufrière”
- Russian: “Суфриер”
- Spanish: “Soufriere”
- Spanish: “Soufrière”
- Swedish: “Soufrière, Dominica”
- Swedish: “Soufrière”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Soufriere Estate and Morne Patates Estate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rose’s Lime Factory and Nature Island Dive.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Soufrière”. Photo: Nelro, Public domain.