where is montserrat continent
The pear-shaped island, part of the Lesser Antilles chain, is known as the âEmerald Isle of the Caribbean,â in part because of its formerly large population of people who originated from Ireland. Montserrat is located about 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Antigua and about 30 miles (50 km) northwest of Guadeloupe. Plymouth, on the southwestern coast, was the capital and only port of entry until 1997, when volcanic eruptions destroyed much of the town and the islandâs most-spectacular vegetation.