LA SOUFRIERE VOLCANO
- April 10, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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LA SOUFRIERE VOLCANO
Subject : Geography
Context : La Soufriere volcano erupts on Caribbean’s Saint Vincent, evacuation underway. The volcano last erupted in 1979, and a previous eruption in 1902 killed some 1,600 people.
Concept :
- La Soufrière or Soufrière Saint Vincent is an active volcano on the island of Saint Vincent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- It is the highest peak in Saint Vincent, and has had five recorded explosive eruptions since 1718, most recently in April 2021.
- At 1,234 m (4,049 ft), La Soufrière is the highest peak on Saint Vincent as well as the highest point in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Soufrière is a stratovolcano with a crater lake and is the island’s youngest and northernmost volcano.