MOUNT PELEE

Location

Mount Pelee is located on the French Caribbean Island of Martinique, in the West Indies of France (Volcano World 2005).


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Figure 3- A map showing the island of Martinique, where Mount Pelee is located.

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Figure 4- A map of Martinique; the volcano destroyed St. Pierre in the early 1900s.

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"Martinique." The World Factbook 2002. 19 Mar. 2003. 2 Jan. 2008 <http://www.faqs.org/docs/factbook/geos/mb.html>. 

 

"Mount Pelee, West Indies." Volcano World. 2005. The Department of Geosciences At Oregon State University. 3 Jan. 2008 <http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_mt_pelee.html>. 
 

"West Indies-Caribbean Vicinity." Mont PeléE, Martinique, West Indies. 2 June 2003. U.S. Geological Survey. 03 Jan. 2008 <http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/WestIndies/Maps/map_caribbean.html>.