Landing Bay
Landing Bay is a bay in Saint Anthony Parish, Montserrat, Montserrat. Landing Bay is situated nearby to the locality Roche’s Yard, as well as near Ffryes.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. Soufrière Hills is situated 4 km northwest of Landing Bay.
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. Chances Peak is situated 3½ km northwest of Landing Bay.
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 7 km west of Landing Bay.
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 10 km northwest of Landing Bay.
Landing Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Saint Anthony Parish, Montserrat, Montserrat, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
16.68929° or 16° 41′ 21″ northLongitude
-62.14908° or 62° 8′ 57″ westOpen location code
778VMVQ2+P9GeoNames ID
3578126
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