- Soufrière (volcano)
La Soufrière or Soufrière Saint Vincent is a
volcano on the island of Saint Vincent in theWindward Islands of theCaribbean .At 1,234m (4,048ft), it is the highest peak on Saint Vincent. Soufrière is the island's northernmost and youngest volcano. It is a
stratovolcano with acrater lake .[
left|thumb|Map_of_volcanoes_of_Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ]Soufrière violently erupted in 1718, 1812, 1902, 1971, and 1979. The eruption of
May 7 ,1902 , just hours before the eruption ofMount Pelée onMartinique , killed 1,680 people. The last recorded eruption was in April 1979; due to advance warning there were no casualties.Many volcanoes in the
Caribbean are named Soufrière (French: "sulphur outlet"). These includeSoufrière Hills onMontserrat andLa Grande Soufrière onGuadeloupe .References
* [http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/WestIndies/description_west_indies_volcanoes.html USGS/CVO West Indian Volcanoes]
* [http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/stvincent/soufriere_vin.html UND Soufriere St. Vincent]
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