Montserrat
British Overseas Territory in the CaribbeanMontserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about 16 km (10 mi) long and 11 km (7 mi) wide, with roughly 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.
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AI Generated- 1493Christopher Columbus named the island Santa María de Montserrate during his first voyage and passed the island on his second voyage in November 1493.
- 1632A number of Irishmen settled in Montserrat.
- 1666The Irish invited the French to claim the island, although France did not send troops to maintain control.
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Capture of Montserrat
1782 French naval expedition against the British during the American Revolutionary War
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Montserrat Volcano Observatory
Volcano observatory located on the Caribbean island of Montserrat
Salem Oval
Cricket ground in Montserrat.
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Centre Hills
Salem, Montserrat
Town in Montserrat, United Kingdom
St. Martin de Porres Church, Salem
Church in Montserrat, United Kingdom
Montserrat Secondary School
Secondary school in Montserrat
Montserrat Community College
Community college/sixth-form college in Montserrat