Outline of Montserrat

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Montserrat:

The location of Montserrat
An enlargeable map of Montserrat

Montserrat British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.[1] The Island of Montserrat is approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) long and 11 km (6.8 mi) wide with 40 kilometres (25 mi) of coastline. The island was given its name by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1493, after its namesake located in Catalonia. Montserrat is often referred to as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean, due both to its resemblance to coastal Ireland and to the Irish descent of most of its early European settlers.

Its Georgian era capital city of Plymouth was destroyed and two-thirds of the island's population forced to flee abroad by an eruption of the previously dormant Soufriere Hills volcano that began on July 18, 1995.[2] The eruption continues today on a much reduced scale, the damage being confined to the areas around Plymouth including its docking facilities and the former W.H. Bramble Airport. An exclusion zone extending from the south coast of the island north to parts of the Belham Valley has been closed because of an increase in the size of the existing volcanic dome. This zone includes St. George's Hill which provided visitors with a view of the volcano and the destruction it has wrought upon the capital. A new airport at Gerald's in the northern part of the island opened in 2005. The village of Brades currently serves as the de facto centre of government.

General reference

Geography of Montserrat

Geography of Montserrat

Environment of Montserrat

Natural geographic features of Montserrat

  • Fjords of Montserrat
  • Glaciers of Montserrat
  • Islands of Montserrat
  • Lakes of Montserrat
  • Mountains of Montserrat
  • Rivers of Montserrat
    • Waterfalls of Montserrat
  • Valleys of Montserrat
  • World Heritage Sites in Montserrat: None

* world Heritage Sites in Monsterrat

Regions of Montserrat

Regions of Montserrat

Ecoregions of Montserrat

List of ecoregions in Montserrat

  • Ecoregions in Montserrat

Administrative divisions of Montserrat

Administrative divisions of Montserrat

Parishes of Montserrat

Parishes of Montserrat

Municipalities of Montserrat

Demography of Montserrat

Demographics of Montserrat

Government and politics of Montserrat

Politics of Montserrat

Branches of the government of Montserrat

Government of Montserrat

Executive branch of the government of Montserrat

Legislative branch of the government of Montserrat

Judicial branch of the government of Montserrat

Court system of Montserrat

  • Supreme Court of Montserrat

Foreign relations of Montserrat

Foreign relations of Montserrat

International organization membership

Montserrat is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Montserrat

Law of Montserrat

  • Constitution of Montserrat
  • Crime in Montserrat
  • Human rights in Montserrat
  • Law enforcement in Montserrat

Military of Montserrat

Military of Montserrat

  • Command
  • Forces
    • Army of Montserrat
    • Navy of Montserrat
    • Air Force of Montserrat
    • Special forces of Montserrat
  • Military history of Montserrat
  • Military ranks of Montserrat

Local government in Montserrat

Local government in Montserrat

History of Montserrat

History of Montserrat

  • Timeline of the history of Montserrat
  • Current events of Montserrat
  • Military history of Montserrat

Culture of Montserrat

Culture of Montserrat

Art in Montserrat

Sports in Montserrat

Sports in Montserrat

Economy and infrastructure of Montserrat

Economy of Montserrat

Education in Montserrat

Education in Montserrat

Infrastructure of Montserrat

See also

Montserrat

References

  1. "Montserrat". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. Montserrat Volcano Observatory Archived 2006-10-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 October 2006.

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