Montserrat (Isla)

"La isla de Montserrat es un territorio británico de ultramar ubicado al sureste de la isla de Puerto Rico, en aguas del mar Caribe. Es uno de los diecisiete territorios no autónomos bajo supervisión del Comité de Descolonización de las Naciones Unidas, con el fin de eliminar el colonialismo.Es una de las Islas de Barlovento, que forman parte de las Antillas Menores o Pequeñas Antillas al suroeste de Antigua y al noroeste de Guadalupe. La isla toma el nombre de la montaña de Montserrat (situada cerca de Barcelona, en España) que le da Cristóbal Colón en 1493."

"Montserrat (/mntsræt/) is a Caribbean islandspecifically in the Leeward Islands, which is part of the chain known as the Lesser Antilles, in the British West Indies. It is a British Overseas Territory (BOT). Montserrat measures approximately 16 km (10 mi) long and 11 km (7 mi) wide, with approximately 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. Montserrat is nicknamed The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. On 18 July 1995, the previously dormant Soufrière Hills volcano, in the southern part of the island, became active. Eruptions destroyed Montserrat's Georgian era capital city of Plymouth. Between 1995 and 2000, two-thirds of the island's population was forced to flee, primarily to the United Kingdom. The volcanic activity continues, mostly affecting the vicinity of Plymouth, including its docking facilities, and the eastern side of the island around the former W. H. Bramble Airport, the remnants of which were buried by flows from volcanic activity on 11 February 2010. An exclusion zone that extends from the south coast of the island north to parts of the Belham Valley was imposed because of the size of the existing volcanic dome and the resulting potential for pyroclastic activity. Visitors are generally not permitted entry into the exclusion zone, but an impressive view of the destruction of Plymouth can be seen from the top of Garibaldi Hill in Isles Bay. Relatively quiet since early 2010, the volcano continues to be closely monitored by the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. It is the most studied volcano in the world and Montserrat is regarded as a 'Modern Day Pompeii' in the Caribbean. Montserrat is also home to the Montserrat Yachting Association. In 2016, a Well pad became ready for drilling of third geothermal well in Montserrat. A new town and port is being developed at Little Bay, which is on the northwest coast of the island. While this construction proceeds, the centre of government and businesses rests at Brades."