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- Soufriere Hills Volcano
Soufriere Hills Volcano
The Soufriere Hills Volcano is at the same time Montserrat's
greatest tourist attraction and its most dangerous natural feature.
After a long period of dormancy, the volcano erupted again in 1995
and has been erupting ever since - laying waste to the capital of
Plymouth, and causing nearly two-thirds of the local population to
evacuate the island. Still, for tourists to Montserrat (many of
whom come for the express purpose of seeing the volcano), Soufriere
Hills is a magnificent sight - an unforgettable glimpse of nature
at its most powerful and elemental. Tourists can view the volcano
from many sites, but the best ones include from the top of Jack Boy
Hill, which overlooks the former site of the airport before it was
buried; from the Montserrat Volcano Observatory, which provides
some good interpretive information; from the top of Garibaldi Hill
(which entails a trip through the spectacular Bellam Valley); and,
pick of the bunch, from the water - courtesy of a boat tour
operated by the Green Monkey Dive Shop. Whichever way you choose to
view the Soufriere Hills Volcano, you are almost guaranteed to be
treated to the sight of it venting ash and steam, and the very
lucky will also get a sight of rock falls and the glow of flowing
magma.