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VOLCANIC ERUPTION - MONSERRAT
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Montserrat is a small island in the Caribbean = 12 miles long and 7 miles wide.
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• It is known as the “Emerald Island” and attracts the rich and famous (e.g. Sir Paul McCartney and Sting
• However, most of the population are poor and rely on subsistence farming.
• Before the eruption 12000 people lived on the island, 50% of which lived in the capital, Plymouth.
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The cause of the eruption
North Atlantic Plate (oceanic) Caribbean Plate
Montserrat is situated on a plate boundary between the Caribbean Plate and the North Atlantic Plate. These are DESTRUCTIVE plate boundaries
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BACKGROUND TO THE 1997 ERUPTION
July 1995 - the volcano erupted for the 1st time in over 350 years
50% of the population were evacuated to the north of the island.
By April 1996 – Plymouth was like a ghost town as more people were evacuated due to the eruptions which became more explosive
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The eruptions became more and more explosive with lava and ash being ejected from the volcano
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