Plymouth (Montserrat)
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- BGN, 6/13/79(Plymouth, ppl, 16°42ʹN 62°13ʹW)
- The world factbook, via WWW, August 31, 2015(under Montserrat: capital: Plymouth; note - Plymouth was abandoned in 1997 because of volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat; geographic coordinates: 16 42 N, 62 13 W)
- Gt. Brit. Directorate of Overseas Surveys. Tourist map of Montserrat ... c1978 (subj.)map recto (Plymouth, Montserrat)
- BGN, 6/13/79(Plymouth, ppl, 16p0s42ʹN 62p0s13ʹW)
Wikipedia description:
Plymouth is a ghost town and the de jure capital of the island of Montserrat, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Leeward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies. It is the only ghost town that is the capital of a political territory. Constructed during the Georgian era on historical lava deposits near the then long-inactive Soufrière Hills volcano, the town was evacuated in 1995 when the volcano resumed erupting. Plymouth was eventually abandoned permanently in 1997, after it was substantially buried by a series of pyroclastic flows and lahars. For centuries, it had been the only port of entry to the island. A new capital is under construction at Little Bay, with nearby Brades serving as the de facto capital for the time being.
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