Eruption of Soufriere Hills
15. Jahrhundert · 16.72° N, 62.18° W
The Soufrière Hills is an active, complex stratovolcano with many lava domes forming its summit on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. After a long period of dormancy, the Soufrière Hills volcano became active in 1995 and continued to erupt until 2010.
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Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 15. Jahrhundert
- Art
- Vulkanausbruch
- Koordinaten
- 16.72° N, 62.18° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 50 years
- Vent
- Castle Peak
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 360050
- Eruption number
- 20972
Soufrière Hills
Volcano on Montserrat in the Caribbean
The Soufrière Hills is an active, complex stratovolcano with many lava domes forming its summit on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. After a long period of dormancy, the Soufrière Hills volcano became active in 1995 and continued to erupt until 2010. Its last eruption was in 2013.
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Die Quelle
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Quellseite