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Montserrat
Montserrat An island in the Caribbean, one of the Leeward Islands. Visited by Columbus in 1493 and named after a Benedictine monastery on the mountain of Montserrat in Spain, it was colonized by Irish settlers in 1632. It was part of the British federal colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871 to 1956 when it became a separate UK Dependent Territory. In addition to offshore finance, it is a base for the production of light consumer goods, electronic components, and goods made from locally grown cotton. It is governed by a Governor who presides over an Executive Council and a Legislative Council. Many of the islanders were evacuated in 1997 following a major volcanic eruption.
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Montserrat is a magnificent little mystery in the Caribbean. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/15/1993; ; 700+ words
; MONTSERRAT, West Indies _ It was deep into winter...her husband, Jim, were heading for Montserrat on vacation. ``She sort of gave me...residents _ reads: ``Where the hell is Montserrat?'' Montserrat is so little-known...
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Bhutan and Montserrat join soccer's global celebration in 'The Other Final'
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Japan, the national teams of Bhutan and Montserrat meet in Bhutan's capital, Thimphu...football family. We're happy to play Montserrat, says Khare Basnet, the Bhutan Football...culture is the most important thing, says Montserrat's team manager, Claude Emmanuel Hogan...
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IN THE SHADOW OF A VOLCANO, MONTSERRAT'S DRAW
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; OLD TOWNE, Montserrat - Phil and Ingrid McCarty of Natick...but they had never even heard of Montserrat until another Bay Stater clued them...formerly of Lexington, who lives in Montserrat, painting watercolors and running...
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Montserrat announces plans for winter season; many hotels expect to be operations.
PR Newswire; 10/12/1989; 700+ words
; MONTSERRAT ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR WINTER SEASON...from Hurricane Hugo, the island of Montserrat has begun rebuilding, and according...residential properties, workers on Montserrat continue to restore water and electrical...
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 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Caribbean's Emerald Isle; TRAVEL Montserrat must be the most unusual place in the world to mark St Patrick's Day as Caribbean bound Kate Popham discovered.(Features)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 3/14/2009; 700+ words
; ...the world though, the tiny island of Montserrat lays greater claim than most to Ireland...The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean", Montserrat is the only country outside Ireland...plane in Antigua for the short hop to Montserrat. There was no need for cabin crew or...
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STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ON MONTSERRAT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/10/2007; 669 words
; ...volcanic activity on the island of Montserrat, and to provide new information from the Government of Montserrat regarding sections of the island that...thoroughly consider the risks of travel to Montserrat, and to take adequate precautions...
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Montserrat hopes disastrous eruption will lure tourists
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 12/19/2002; ; 567 words
; 00-00-0000 Dateline: SALEM, Montserrat Montserrat's erupting Soufriere Hills volcano may have chased away...tout the volcano, which otherwise has wreaked havoc on Montserrat' s economy, as the island's main attraction. The...
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 "Américas (Spanish Edition)")
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Murmullos de una isla de cenizas. (la erupción del volcan Soufrière Hill en la isla de Montserrat)(TT: Murmurs of an island of ash) (TA: eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano on the island of Montserrat)
Magazine article from: Américas (Spanish Edition); 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...erupciones del volcn, los habitantes de Montserrat reaccionan a las trabas polticas que...cay sobre la pequea isla caribea de Montserrat: los pjaros enmudecieron, los perros...el principal intrprete del calipso de Montserrat. "Un maligno y mortal privilegio...
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Our Maroon in the Now-Lost Landscapes of Montserrat.
Magazine article from: The Geographical Review; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...in the air cast a yellow haze across Montserrat; heavier gray particles settled silently...green environment where the effects of Montserrat's active volcano were less immediate...watered ravine that extends north out of Montserrat's Centre Hills. On earlier visits...
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 "Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)")
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Erupting volcano offers a scary view of Montserrat.
Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH); 3/27/2006; 700+ words
; Byline: Bob Downing PLYMOUTH, MONTSERRAT, West Indies _ An erupting volcano...that he would take the cruise boat by Montserrat, a Caribbean island that he described...among the passengers. As we approached Montserrat, the top of the volcano was blanketed...
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Montserrat
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
Montserrat Culture Name Montserratian Orientation...tropical climate. Location and Geography. Montserrat, covering 39.5 square miles (63...abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrati. Montserrat occupies a region of the earth's crust...
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MONTSERRAT
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
MONTSERRAT. A British dependency in the Leeward Islands. Languages: English...named the island when he visited it in 1493, its terrain reminding him of Montserrat in Catalonia (from Latin Mons Serratus Saw-Toothed Mountain). In...
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Montserrat Caballé
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Montserrat Caballé , 1933-, Spanish soprano, b. Barcelona. After voice study with Eugenia Kemeny and Conchita Badia in Barcelona...
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Caballé, Montserrat
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Caballé, Montserrat ( b Barcelona, 1933). Sp. soprano. Concert début Barcelona 1954, opera début Basle 1956, First Lady...
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Montserratians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Orientation Identification. Geographically, Montserrat is a small island of the Lesser Antilles...plantations of the Americas. Location. Montserrat lies in the eastern Caribbean at 17...Africa, and Asia have transformed Montserrat, as they have all the Caribbean islands...
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