!!!Montserrat: Geography ||Location|Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico ||Geographic Coordinates|16 45 N, 62 12 W[{GoogleMap location='16.75,-62.2' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|40 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Caribbean Sea 0 m\\''highest point: ''lava dome in English's Crater (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) estimated at over 930 m (2006) ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland ||Natural Hazards|volcanic eruptions; severe hurricanes (June to November) volcanism: Soufriere Hills volcano (elev. 915 m), has erupted continuously since 1995; a massive eruption in 1997 destroyed most of the capital, Plymouth, and resulted in approximately half of the island becoming uninhabitable ||Natural Resource|NEGL ||Land Use|''arable land: ''20%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''80% (2011) ||Climate|tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation ||Irrigated Land|NA ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|the island is entirely volcanic in origin and comprised of three major volcanic centers of differing ages