South Soufrière Hills

South Soufrière Hills is a mountain in Saint Anthony Parish, Montserrat, Montserrat and has an elevation of 339 metres. South Soufrière Hills is situated nearby to the locality Roche’s Yard, as well as near the destroyed locality Long Ground Village (Destroyed).

Places of Interest

Highlights include Soufrière Hills and Chances Peak.

Soufrière Hills

Volcano

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The British Overseas Territory of Montserrat is an island in the Caribbean, south-east of Puerto Rico. This island was a very popular tourist destination until Hurricane Hugo caused widespread damage in 1989 and then in 1995, the island's volcano, Soufrière Hills, became active.

Chances Peak

Peak

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Chances Peak is a summit of the active complex stratovolcano named Soufrière Hills, the youngest volcanic complex on the island of Montserrat, a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean Sea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plymouth and Elberton.

Plymouth

Locality

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Plymouth is a ghost town and the de jure capital of the island of Montserrat, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Leeward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies. Plymouth is situated 4½ km west of South Soufrière Hills.

Elberton

Hamlet

Elberton is an abandoned suburb of Richmond Hill, St Anthony Region, Montserrat. It consists mainly of clearings and concrete car parks. It is abandoned because it lies in the 'uninhabitable zone' surrounding the Soufrière Hills volcano after the 1997 eruption of Chances Peak. Elberton is situated 7 km northwest of South Soufrière Hills.

Salem

Town

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Salem is the most populous town in Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the West Indies, situated on the western coast of the island, in St Peter Parish. Salem is situated 8 km northwest of South Soufrière Hills.

South Soufrière Hills

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 339 metres
Also known as: “South Soufriere Hills”
Category: landform
Location: Saint Anthony Parish, Montserrat, Montserrat, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

16.69047° or 16° 41′ 26″ north

Longitude

-62.17284° or 62° 10′ 22″ west

Elevation

339 metres (1,112 feet)

Open location code

778VMRRG+5V

GeoNames ID

3578024

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Roche’s Yard and Long Ground Village (Destroyed).

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