Montserrat (U.K.)

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The clock tower in Plymouth Montserrat buried by lahars January 2001 From left to right Adrian Matthews Mark Davies Jenni Barclay Jan Alexander

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Geog 1 and EarthWorks 3 textbooks Click to enlarge The Google Earth image shows the lava flows that have extended the coastline in a couple of areas and postdate the hazard map More information and a picture here

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thirds of the island around the volcano is an exclusion zone which is illegal to enter for people without permission from local authorities Montserrat is a U K overseas territory More information can be found at The U K Foreign Office Travel Advice page www fco gov uk

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The raingauge installed on Centre Hills away from the volcano together with telemetering and other equipment

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Montserrat Volcano Observatory It would complement the activities in both Geog 1 and EarthWorks 3 textbooks Click to enlarge The Google Earth image shows the lava flows that have extended the coastline in a couple of areas and postdate the hazard map More information and a picture here

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The volcanic plume drifting and dispersing downwind from the volcano in the trade wind easterlies

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Plymouth

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Lahar deposits above Plymouth a rain gauge has been installed on one of the two abandoned radio huts in the background

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The salt mines at Zipaquira are still functioning The miners have carved a massive cathedral with carvings and massive columns all from the salt The huge cross on one wall is actually

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Mapping lahar deposits in Plymouth

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Maintaining one of the rain gauges on top of the volcano

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Looking up the Belham River valley towards the volcano the boulders and sediment in the river channel are lahar deposits

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Soufriere Hills volcano from the north west plume with ashfall pyroclastic flow deposits visible on the left flank

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Volcano threatens to erupt was the newspaper headline greeting David as he arrived on Montserrat to participate in a biodiversity survey of this still threatened Caribbean paradise David