Morne Diablotins

Morne Diablotin
Morne Diablotin
	Morne Diablotin - largest volcano on Dominica.
Highest point
Elevation	1,447 m (4,747 ft)
Prominence	1,447 m (4,747 ft)
Listing	Country high point; Ribu
Coordinates	15°30′12″N 61°23′50″W / 15.50333°N 61.39722°W
Geography
	Morne Diablotin Dominica, Caribbean
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc	Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
Last eruption	c. 30,000 years ago

Morne Diablotin is the highest mountain in Dominica, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, after La Grande Soufrière in Guadeloupe. Morne Diablotin is located in the northern interior of the island, about 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Dominica's capital Roseau and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Portsmouth, the island's second-largest town. It is located within Morne Diablotin National Park.^[3]

The mountain is volcanic, and last erupted c. 30,000 years ago.^[4] There are no known historical eruptions. The source of the Toulaman River lies in the mountain area.

Morne Diablotin shares its name with the local term for the rare black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata).^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Morne Diablotin, Dominica". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
^ "Morne Diablotin". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
^ “Caribbean Hiking” by M. Timothy O’Keefe, Google Books
^ Carey, Steven N.; Sigurdsson, Haraldur (1980). "The Roseau Ash: Deep-sea Tephra Deposits from a Major Eruption on Dominica, Lesser Antilles Arc". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 7 (1–2): 67–86. Bibcode:1980JVGR....7...67C. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(80)90020-7.
^ Bright, Michael (2006). Wild Caribbean: The Hidden Wonders of the World's Most Famous Islands. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-300-12549-8.

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[pb-1] "Morne Diablotin, Dominica". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-03-24.

[gvp-2] "Morne Diablotin". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-03-13.

[CH-3] “Caribbean Hiking” by M. Timothy O’Keefe, Google Books

[4] Carey, Steven N.; Sigurdsson, Haraldur (1980). "The Roseau Ash: Deep-sea Tephra Deposits from a Major Eruption on Dominica, Lesser Antilles Arc". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 7 (1–2): 67–86. Bibcode:1980JVGR....7...67C. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(80)90020-7.

[5] Bright, Michael (2006). Wild Caribbean: The Hidden Wonders of the World's Most Famous Islands. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-300-12549-8.

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