Montserrat
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Montserrat
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 islands, 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 |
Map of Montserrat