| Official name: |
Montserrat
|
| Capital: |
Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat)
|
| Area: |
total: 102 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 102 sq km
|
| Climate: |
tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
|
| Location: |
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
|
| Geographic coordinates: |
16 45 N, 62 12 W
|
| Comparative Area: |
about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
|
| Land boundaries: |
0 km
|
| Coastline: |
40 km
|
| Terrain: |
volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland
|
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) 914 m
|
United States
Weather Books
