What the records say
- When
- 8 Feb 1843
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- Coordinates
- 17.37° N, 62.80° W
- Vei
- 0
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
Mount Liamuiga
Mountain in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Mount Liamuiga is a 1,156-metre (3,792 ft) stratovolcano which forms the north-western part of the island of Saint Kitts. The peak is the highest point on the island of Saint Kitts, in the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and in the entire British Leeward Islands, as well as one of the tallest peaks in the eastern Caribbean archipelago.
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2 sources record it
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · names it “Uncertain eruption of Liamuiga”Smithsonian 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.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page