Geography and Environment : Montserrat

This pathfinder includes information about geography and environment for Montserrat. For additional information about Montserrat at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov)and the Geography & Map Reading Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/ ) for cartographic materials. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Montserrat is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.

DISASTER RECOVERY IN AN ON-GOING HAZARD SITUATION ON MONTSERRAT  (http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/qr/qr121.html)
In the eyes of Montserratians, the dome collapse was considered as a volcanic event but not a disastrous event.

FALLOUT  (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/volcanoes/index.html)
Site chronicles the transformation of the island of Montserrat by a series of volcanic eruptions. Includes photographs of Mount St. Helens volcano, Washington, and Popocatepetl (volcano), Mexico. Also includes photographs of a mudslide victim, volanic ash, video and photos of the Soufriere Hills volcano, a diagram of the Mid-Oceanic Ridge, animation illustrating subduction, a cutaway diagram of a volcano, and a 3-D model of Montserrat zones of exclusion. Also includes interviews with British volcanologist Simon Young, photographer Vince Musi, writer Ann Williams, and EXPLORER producer Margaret McEvoy, and resources and links.

MAP OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS  (http://www.davidrumsey.com/insightredirector/insightredirector.asp?cid=8&iia=0&ig=David%20Rumsey%20Collection&isl=0&gwisp=0%7CList%5FNo%7CList%20No%7C1%7C4613.063%7C2&gwia=3&gc=0)
Relief shown by hachures.

MONTSERRAT'S SECRET GARDENS  (http://muweb.millersville.edu/%7Ecolumbus/data/art/SOKOLOV3.ART)
Presents "Montserrat's Secret Gardens," an article written by Raymond Sokolov that originally appeared in the April 1992 issue of "Natural History" and is provided online by Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Highlights the Montserrat section of the "Seeds of Change" exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

NATURAL DISASTER PROFILE: MONTSERRAT  (http://www.cred.be/emdat/profiles/natural/montserr.htm)
The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters of the School of Public Health at the Catholic University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium, presents information on natural disasters in Montserrat. To be considered a disaster, there must be 10 or more people reported killed, 100 people reported affected, a call for international assistance, or a declaration of a state of emergency. The center highlights the top 10 natural disasters, a chronology of natural disasters, and raw data for Montserrat.

Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies  (http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/WestIndies/Montserrat/framework.html)
Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies by USGS Science for a changing world. Produced by the Cascades Volcano Observatory.

WORLDSTATESMEN: CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: MONTSERRAT (UK)  (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Montserrat.htm)
As part of World Statesmen, Ben M. Cahoon presents information about the heads of state and rulers of Montserrat since the late 1600s. Montserrat is a British possession. Cahoon includes images of the national flag, and links to a country map. A timeline of commissioners, administrators, deputy governors, chief ministers, governors, and other leaders of Montserrat is available.