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Soufrière, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Soufrière, volcano on the island of Basse-Terre
Soufrière
volcano, Guadeloupe
Also known as: La Soufrière
Soufrière, (French: “Sulfur Mine”), active volcano on southern Basse-Terre island, Guadeloupe, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It rises to 4,813 feet (1,467 meters) and is the highest point of Guadeloupe. The volcano erupted for several weeks starting in August 1976 but caused no loss of life because some 72,000 people had been evacuated from the area; other, weaker eruptions occurred through January 1977.
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