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 Montserrat
is a dependency of the United Kingdom, one of the
Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, in the
Caribbean Sea. Montserrat is located southwest of
Antigua and northwest of Guadeloupe. The island, 102
sq km (39 sq mi) in area, is mountainous, rising to
the peak of the Soufriere Hills volcano (about
900m/about 3000ft). After centuries of lying
dormant, the Soufriere Hills volcano erupted
violently on several occasions in 1997, killing 19
people in June and pelting the southern portion of
Montserrat with fiery gas, rocks, and ash on a
number of occasions.
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