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Olveston is a village on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. The settlement was created as a plantation , one of two on Montserrat which were bought by Joseph Sturge (1793–1859) to demonstrate that slavery was unnecessary.
Montserrat (/ ˌ m ɒ n t s ə ˈ r æ t / MONT-sə-RAT, locally / ˈ m ɒ n t s ə r æ t / [6]) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies.
Enlargeable, detailed map of Montserrat. Montserrat is an island in the Caribbean Sea, in the Leeward Islands. Its nearest neighbours in the island chain include Guadeloupe to the southeast, Antigua to the north-east and Nevis to the northwest. The island is 16 km (9.9 mi) long and 11 km (6.8 mi) wide, with a coastline of about 40 km.
This is a list of places – inhabited or otherwise – in Montserrat. [1] Names of communities within the area affected by the volcanic eruption can be found on published maps, for example in journal articles. [2] [3]
English: Blank administrative map of Montserrat for geo-location purpose, with parishes boundaries. Français : Carte administrative vierge de Montserrat , destinée à la géolocalisation, avec limite des paroisses.
Salem is the most populous town in Montserrat, a British overseas territory in the West Indies, situated on the western coast of the island, in St Peter Parish.. Salem was evacuated on 16 August 1997, after the 1997 eruptions of Soufrière Hills on the island, but was resettled in October 1998.
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Montserrat – British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. [1] The Island of Montserrat is approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) long and 11 km (6.8 mi) wide with 40 kilometres (25 mi) of coastline.