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La Soufrière or Soufrière Saint Vincent is a volcano
Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or Crust , which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface....
 on the island of Saint Vincent
Saint Vincent (island)

Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean, the largest island of the chain called Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada....
 in the Windward Islands
Windward Islands

The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles....
 of the Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
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At 1,234m (4,048ft), it is the highest peak on Saint Vincent. Soufrière is the island's northernmost and youngest volcano. It is a stratovolcano
Stratovolcano

A stratovolcano, sometimes called a composite volcano, is a tall, Volcanic cone volcano with many layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash....
 with a crater lake
Crater Lake

Crater Lake is a caldera lake located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and famous for its deep blue color and water clarity....
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Soufrière violently erupted in 1718, 1812, 1902, 1971, and 1979.






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La Soufrière or Soufrière Saint Vincent is a volcano
Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or Crust , which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface....
 on the island of Saint Vincent
Saint Vincent (island)

Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean, the largest island of the chain called Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada....
 in the Windward Islands
Windward Islands

The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles....
 of the Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
.

At 1,234m (4,048ft), it is the highest peak on Saint Vincent. Soufrière is the island's northernmost and youngest volcano. It is a stratovolcano
Stratovolcano

A stratovolcano, sometimes called a composite volcano, is a tall, Volcanic cone volcano with many layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash....
 with a crater lake
Crater Lake

Crater Lake is a caldera lake located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and famous for its deep blue color and water clarity....
.

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Soufrière violently erupted in 1718, 1812, 1902, 1971, and 1979. The eruption of May 7, 1902, just hours before the eruption of Mount Pelée
Mount Pelée

Mount Pel?e is a dormant volcano volcano on the northern tip of the France overseas department of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles island arc of the Caribbean....
 on Martinique
Martinique

Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1,128 km?. It is an overseas department of France. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia....
, killed 1,680 people. The last recorded eruption was in April 1979; due to advance warning there were no casualties.

Many volcanoes in the Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
 are named Soufrière (French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
: "sulphur outlet"). These include Soufrière Hills
Soufrière Hills

Lechna is awesome!The Soufrière Hills volcano is an Active volcano complex stratovolcano with many lava domes forming its summit on the Caribbean island of Montserrat....
 on Montserrat
Montserrat

Montserrat is British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea....
 and La Grande Soufrière
La Grande Soufrière

La Grande Soufri?re, , is an active stratovolcano located on the France island of Basse-Terre, in Guadeloupe. It is the tallest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, and rises 1,467 m high....
 on Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe is an island group or archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at , with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres . It is an overseas department of France....
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