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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 796 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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MONTSERRAT , an See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island in the See also:

BRITISH

British See also:

West Indies, one of the five pxesidencies in. the See also:

COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony of the Leeward Islands. Pop., mostly negroes (1901), 12,215. It lies 27 M. S.W. of See also:

ANTIGUA

Antigua, in 16° 45' N. and 62° 7' W.; is 11 m. See also:

long and 7 M. broad, and has a See also:

TOTAL

total See also:

AREA

area of 322 sq. m. The island is a cluster of rugged volcanic peaks rising from the Caribbean See also:

Sea, their summits clothed with forests; the still active Soufriere (3000 ft.) in the See also:

south being the highest point. The See also:

AVERAGE

average temperature is 81° F., the hottest See also:

WEATHER (O. Eng. weder; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Du. weder, Dan. veir, Icel. ve8r, and Ger. Wetter and Gewitter, storm; the root is wa- to blow, from which is derived " wind ")

weather being usually tempered by cool sea breezes; the rainfall averages 94 in. per annum. There is a plentiful See also:

SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply of See also:

WATER

water, and the roads are macadamized and well drained. The See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal products are See also:

SUGAR

sugar and raw and concentrated See also:

lime-juice. Minerals are also found. Montserrat has a See also:

LOCAL

local legislature of six members, nominated by the See also:

CROWN

Crown, and sends representatives to the See also:

general legislative See also:

COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council of the colony. See also:

EDUCATION

Education is compulsory, and the See also:

MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority of the See also:

SCHOOLS

schools are managed by the See also:

Church of See also:

England, to which most of the islanders belong; but the Wesleyans and the See also:

ROMAN

Roman Catholics also support schools. See also:

1461), the See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

TOWN

town, stands on an open roadstead on the south-west See also:

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast. The island was discovered by See also:

Columbus in 1493, who named it after Monserrado, a See also:

mountain in See also:

Spain. It was colonized by the British under See also:

SIR

Sir See also:

Thomas See also:

Warner in 1632, and was taken by the See also:

French in 1664. Restored to the British in 1668, it capitulated to the French in 1782, but was again restored in 1784.

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