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


1902, a major disaster
Half a century after its sudden awakening in 1851, mount Pelée had a particulary violent outburst.
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1929 new awakening
27 years after its destructive eruption, mount Pelée awoke once again.
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1851 phreatic eruption
The most complete account of the events of the 1851-52 eruption is a report ordered by the local authorities of Martinique, in an attempt to calm down the emotion raised by the sudden eruption.
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1792 minor events
The 1792 events are known today mostly as a result of the work of Professor Alfred Lacroix carried out after the eruption of 1902. There was absolutely no recollection of that minor eruption among the population of Martinique.
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