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Revision as of 15:49, 10 November 2013
| Chances Peak | |
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  Chances Peak Location in Montserrat | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 915 m (3,002 ft)[note 1] |
| Prominence | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Montserrat, Caribbean |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | January 3, 2009 |
Chances Peak is the culminant point of the active complex stratovolcano named Soufrière Hills. It is the highest point in Montserrat, a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean Sea.
Chances Peak is on a Destructive Plate Margin. The volcano itself is in the middle Caribbean plate but this is because the North American Plate and the Atlantic Plate subducts beneath it causing a build up of pressure to form a volcano.
On 17 September 1965 a Boeing 707 aircraft operating as Pan Am Flight 292 flew into Chances Peak near the summit and was destroyed, killing the 30 people on board.[1]
See also
Notes
- ^ This elevation is for Chance's Peak, the traditional high point. However the lava dome in English's Crater is currently (2006) estimated at over 930 metres (3,051 ft) : see The CIA World Factbook on Montserrat.
References
- ^ Aviation Safety Network N708PA accident synopsis retrieved 2010-06-14
External links
- Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) - Current monitoring of the Soufrière Hills Volcano in Montserrat.
- USGS Info on Soufrière Hills Volcano
- British Geological Survey