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Plymouth is a ghost town and the de jure capital of the island of Montserrat, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Leeward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies. Plymouth is still the de jure capital of Montserrat, making it the only ghost town that is the capital of a political territory.
The island is 16 km (9.9 mi) long and 11 km (6.8 mi) wide and consists of a mountainous interior surrounded by a flatter littoral region, with rock cliffs rising 15 to 30 m (49 to 98 ft) above the sea and a number of smooth bottomed sandy beaches scattered among coves on the western (Caribbean Sea) side of the island.
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. The island is volcanic and largely mountainous.
The Lesser Antilles [1] is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, ... Plymouth. Between 1995 and 2000, two-thirds of the island's population was forced to flee ...
The island was in peak use during the 17th and 18th century when slaves were brought from Africa. Sick slaves were quarantined on this island to keep them away from healthy populations.
The Caribbean Sea. Most of the Caribbean countries are islands in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a rock or reef. Islands are listed in alphabetical order by sovereign state.
With a new ferry service from nearby St Kitts, under-the-radar Sint Eustatius has never been more accessible – James Litston sets sail to find out why it should feature in your holiday plans
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