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Mt Pelee 101
Mount Pelée in a nutshell!! The characteristics of the volcano, its evolution, the geological and tectonic contexts...


Subduction and Volcanic Arc
Mount Pelée belongs to a classic island arc, i.e. a curved chain of volcanoes, approx. 530 miles long, between Puerto Rico and Venezuela (South America), where the Caribbean tectonic plate meets the Atlantic plate.
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Mount Pelee, an active volcano
Mt Pelee is among the deadliest stratovolcano on Earth. It towers above the island of Martinique, in the Lesser Antilles...
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Evolution of Mount Pelee
Volcanologists have identified 3 different phases in the evolution of mount Pelée volcano: an initial phase, an intermediate phase, and a modern phase...
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Mt Pelee Geological Context
Mount Pelée is the last stage of formation of the island of Martinique.
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