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Created page with "'''Montserrat''' is a small volcanic island in the Caribbean Sea, in the Lesser Antilles. It is a British Overseas Territory, and is around 10 miles long and 7 m..."
'''Montserrat''' is a small [[volcanic]] island in the [[Caribbean Sea]], in the [[Lesser Antilles]]. It is a [[British]] Overseas Territory, and is around 10 miles long and 7 miles wide. It was named by [[Columbus]] on his 2nd voyage after a mountain in [[Catalonia]].
It has a population of around 5,000 people, having decreased because of a volcanic eruption in 1995 that destroyed the capital, Plymouth, and caused a lot of people to emigrate to Britain. The de facto capital is Brades, a village in north Montserrat. A lot of the people are of [[Ireland|Irish]] heritage, giving the island its nickname of "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean."
[[Category: Islands]]
[[Category: Caribbean Sea]]
It has a population of around 5,000 people, having decreased because of a volcanic eruption in 1995 that destroyed the capital, Plymouth, and caused a lot of people to emigrate to Britain. The de facto capital is Brades, a village in north Montserrat. A lot of the people are of [[Ireland|Irish]] heritage, giving the island its nickname of "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean."
[[Category: Islands]]
[[Category: Caribbean Sea]]