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Montserrat
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British dependency and island (1998 est. pop. 4,000), 38 sq mi (98 sq km), West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands. It is a rugged, scenic island of volcanic origin; Chance’s Peak (3,000 ft/915 m) in the southern Soufrière Hills is the highest point. Plymouth is the capital and chief port. Of African and European ancestry, its English-speaking inhabitants are predominantly Christian. Prior to 1995, tourism was the economic mainstay, and Montserrat’s exports included electronic components and agricultural products. As a result of the Soufrière Hills eruptions (1995–97), however, the economy has been severly disrupted.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. (Copyright © 2002-2008 Columbia University Press.)
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Pronunciation:  m nt´´s -r t´ from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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