2018 easton ghost 32/226/5/2023 Eruptions destroyed Montserrat's Georgian era capital city of Plymouth. ![]() On 18 July 1995, the previously dormant Soufrière Hills volcano, in the southern part of the island, became active. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. ![]() Montserrat is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat measures approximately 16 km (10 mi) in length and 11 km (7 mi) in width, with approximately 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. ![]() The island is in the Leeward Islands, which is part of the chain known as the Lesser Antilles, in the West Indies. Montserrat ( / ˌ m ɒ n t s ə ˈ r æ t/ MONT-sə- RAT) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.
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