Mount Pelee

MOUNTPELEE

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VOLCANO BASICSLocation: St. Pierre, MartinqueType of Cone: CompositeElevation: 1,397mNearest City: St. Pierre, MartinqueCurrent Life Stage: DormantHow Formed: Ocean-Ocean convergent plate boundary

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ERUPTIONSMost Recent: 1932Type of Eruption: Combination

HISTORY1902: massive eruption of Mt. Pelee kills 30,000 people.1905: Mt. Pelee stops erupting.1932: Last explosion; has not erupted since.

3 INTERESTING FACTS1. Observatory on Mt. Pelee2. Dormant until 19023. Named after Hawaiian goddess, Pelee

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