| Location | Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico |
| Geographic coordinates | 16 45 N, 62 12 W |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area | total: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 40 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation |
| Terrain | volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Soufriere Hills volcano pre-eruption height was 915 m; current lava dome is subject to periodic build up and collapse; estimated dome height was 1,050 m in 2015 lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Natural resources | NEGL |
| Land use | agricultural land: 30% (2018 est.) arable land: 20% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 10% (2018 est.) forest: 25% (2018 est.) other: 45% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (2012) |
| Natural hazards | volcanic eruptions; severe hurricanes (June to November) volcanism: Soufriere Hills volcano (915 m), has erupted continuously since 1995; a massive eruption in 1997 destroyed most of the capital, Plymouth, and resulted in approximately half of the island becoming uninhabitable; the island of Montserrat is part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south |
| Geography - note | the island is entirely volcanic in origin and comprised of three major volcanic centers of differing ages |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
