The island of Montserrat - modern Pompey

Montserrat is an island of volcanic origin, and is considered one of the UK Overseas Territories. After a volcanic eruption in 1995, the island had left approximately 2/3 of the population of the island.

Is the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean, in the chain of the Lesser Antilles.





Its area is about 102 square kilometers.



On the island there are three volcanic peaks.



After the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano, which began in 1995, gradually, the height of its lava dome has grown to 930 meters.



In connection with the ongoing eruption, which was converted into a pyroclastic flow and covered with a thick layer of dirt nearby settlements by 1997 the ninth year the city of Plymouth has been permanently abandoned.











One-third of the remaining population of the island moved to its southern part.









According to experts, the island for at least another decade will be unsuitable for normal life.













A layer of mud engulfed much of the island, ranging from four to seven meters!