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'''Soufrière Hills''' is a stratovolcano on the island of Montserrat, W.I. It extrudes an andesitic lava, meaning it forms lava domes, with pryoclastic flows, rockfalls, lahars and major dome collapses being the largest hazards. The volcano has been erupting discontinuously since 1995. The last significant period of lava extrusion ceased in February 2010. Soufriere Hills has been in a state of eruptive pause since then, but continues to emit volcanic gases passively (SO<sub>2<sub | '''Soufrière Hills''' is a stratovolcano on the island of Montserrat, W.I. It extrudes an andesitic lava, meaning it forms lava domes, with pryoclastic flows, rockfalls, lahars and major dome collapses being the largest hazards. The volcano has been erupting discontinuously since 1995. The last significant period of lava extrusion ceased in February 2010. Soufriere Hills has been in a state of eruptive pause since then, but continues to emit volcanic gases passively (SO<sub>2</sub> emissions average at ~ 400 tonnes/day). | ||
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Revision as of 10:28, 8 November 2013
| Soufrière Hills | |
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| Elevation | 915 m |
| Latitude | 16° 43′ ″ N |
| Longitude | 62° 11′ ″ W |
Soufrière Hills is a stratovolcano on the island of Montserrat, W.I. It extrudes an andesitic lava, meaning it forms lava domes, with pryoclastic flows, rockfalls, lahars and major dome collapses being the largest hazards. The volcano has been erupting discontinuously since 1995. The last significant period of lava extrusion ceased in February 2010. Soufriere Hills has been in a state of eruptive pause since then, but continues to emit volcanic gases passively (SO2 emissions average at ~ 400 tonnes/day).
Links
MVO: Montserrat Volcano Observatory Global Volcanism Project page for Soufrière Hills