New River

New River is a spring in Saint Georges Parish, Montserrat, Montserrat. New River is situated nearby to the locality Gun Hill, as well as near the destroyed locality Bramble (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 3½ km west of New River.

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 5 km west of New River.

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 6 km northwest of New River.

New River

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Saint Georges Parish, Montserrat, Montserrat, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

16.71735° or 16° 43′ 3″ north

Longitude

-62.18163° or 62° 10′ 54″ west

Elevation

429 metres (1,407 feet)

Open location code

778VPR89+W8

GeoNames ID

12471178

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Soufriere Hills Volcano and Castle Peak.

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