Elberton, Montserrat
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Elberton | |
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  Elberton Map showing location of Elberton | |
| Coordinates: 16°43′24.10″N 62°13′8.28″W / 16.7233611°N 62.2189667°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Overseas Territory | Montserrat |
| Area | |
| • Land | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
Elberton is an abandoned suburb of , , Montserrat. It consists mainly of clearings and concrete car parks. It is abandoned because it lies in the 'uninhabitable zone' surrounding the Soufrière Hills volcano after the 1997 eruption of Chances Peak.[1]
The suburb takes its name from a sugar plantation which was renamed as Elberton in 1837 by the owner, Joseph Sturge, after his birthplace – the English village of Elberton in South Gloucestershire.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ FERGUS, HOWARD (1982). "MONTSERRAT'S DAYS OF LIME AND COTTON". Caribbean Quarterly. 28 (3): 10–18. ISSN 0008-6495.
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