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La Soufrière (Saint Vincent)
La Soufrière or Soufrière Saint Vincent () is an active volcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is the highest peak on Saint Vincent, and has had eight recorded eruptions since 1718. The latest eruptive activity began on 27 December 2020 with the slow extrusion of a dome of lava, and culminated in a series of explosive events between 9 and 22 April 2021. Geography and environment At , La Soufrière is the highest peak on Saint Vincent as well as the highest point in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines."La Soufrière" on Peakbagger.com Retrieved 1 October 2011 Soufrière is a stratovolcano with a and is the island's youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the southern end of the eastern border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. To the north lies Saint Lucia, to the east is Barbados, and Grenada lies to the south. Spanning a land area of , most of its territory consists of the northernmost island of Saint Vincent, which includes the capital and largest city, Kingstown. To the south lie two-thirds of the northern part of the Grenadines, a chain of 32 smaller islands; the remaining southern third make up Grenada. Seven of the islands are inhabited, of which the largest and most populous are Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, and Union Island. With an estimated population of around 110,872, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a population density of over 300 inhabitants/km2 (700 per sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antillean Crested Hummingbird
The Antillean crested hummingbird (''Orthorhyncus cristatus'') is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. Its range extends from eastern Puerto Rico throughout the Lesser Antilles ; it has also been recorded as a vagrant in Florida, USA. Taxonomy In 1743 the English naturalist George Edwards included an illustration and a description of the Antillean crested hummingbird in his ''A Natural History of Uncommon Birds''. He used the English name "The crested humming bird". Edwards based his hand-coloured etching on a specimen collected in the West Indies. When in 1758 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his ''Systema Naturae'' for the tenth edition, he placed the Antillean crested hummingbird with the other hummingbirds in the genus ''Trochilus''. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name ''Trochilus cristatus'' and cited Edwards' work. The Antillean crested hummingbird is now the only species placed in the genus ''Orthorhyncus'' that was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pelée
Mount Pelée or Mont Pelée ( ; , ; ), meaning "bald mountain" or "peeled mountain" in French, is an active volcano at the northern end of Martinique, an island and French overseas department in the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc of the Caribbean. Its volcanic cone is composed of stratified layers of hardened ash and solidified lava. Its most recent eruption was in 1932. The stratovolcano's 1902 eruption destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre, killing 29,000 to 30,000 people in the space of a few minutes, in the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. The main eruption, on 8 May 1902, left only three known survivors. Ludger Sylbaris survived because he was in a poorly ventilated, dungeon-like jail cell. Léon Compère-Léandre, living on the edge of the city, escaped with severe burns. The third was a young girl named Havivra Da Ifrile, who fled to a nearby sea cave in a boat, enduring burns from falling ash. In 2023, it was listed as UNESCO World heritage site. Geogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Eruption Of Mount Pelée
The 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée was a volcanic eruption on the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc of the eastern Caribbean, which was one of the deadliest eruptions in recorded history. Eruptive activity began on 23 April as a series of phreatic eruptions from the summit of Mount Pelée. Within days, the vigor of these eruptions exceeded anything witnessed since the island was settled by Europeans. The intensity then subsided for a few days until early May, when the phreatic eruptions increased again. Lightning laced the eruption clouds and trade winds dumped ash on villages to the west. Heavy ash fell, sometimes causing total darkness. Some of the afflicted residents panicked and headed for the perceived safety of larger settlements, especially Saint-Pierre, Martinique, Saint-Pierre, about south of Pelée's summit. Saint-Pierre received its first ash fall on 3 May. Mount Pelée remained relatively quiet until the afternoon of 5 May when a mudflow swept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is a Public university, public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool, Victoria University (United Kingdom), Victoria University, it received Royal Charter by Edward VII, King Edward VII in 1903 attaining the decree to award degrees independently. The university withholds and operates assets on the National Heritage List for England, National Heritage List, such as the Liverpool Royal Infirmary (origins in 1749), the Ness Botanic Gardens, and the Victoria Gallery & Museum. Organised into three faculties divided by 35 schools and departments, the university offers more than 230 first degree courses across 103 subjects. It is a founding member of the Russell Group, and the research intensive association of universities in Northern England, the N8 Group. The phrase ''"redbrick university"'' was inspired by the Victoria Building, University of Liverpool, Victoria Building, thus, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Gallery & Museum
The Victoria Gallery & Museum (VG&M) is an art gallery and museum run by the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, Merseyside, England.Victoria Gallery & Museum Culture 24, UK. VG&M is located in the " redbrick" 1892 Victoria Building. It‘s marked with “THE ORIGINAL REDBRICK” on the top of official home page. The building was designed by the Victorian architect Alfred Waterhouse
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Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
The lesser Antillean bullfinch (''Loxigilla noctis'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Saint Barth, Saint Martin, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Taxonomy The lesser Antillean bullfinch was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the twelfth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Fringilla noctis''. Linnaeus's description was primary based on "Le Père Noir" that French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson had described and illustrated in 1760. The specific epithet ''noctis'' is from the Latin ''nox'' meaning "night". The Lesser Antillean bullfinch is now place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Vincent Tanager
The lesser Antillean tanager (''Stilpnia cucullata'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Grenada and Saint Vincent. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. References External links * (for Grenada-(2), "Grenada of the Grenadines", Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the south ...) Stilpnia Birds of the Lesser Antilles Birds described in 1834 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Taxa named by William Swainson {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistling Warbler
The whistling warbler (''Catharopeza bishopi'') is a species of bird in the New World warbler family. It is monotypic within the genus ''Catharopeza''. It has a dark back that fades into a lighter gradient going towards the chest. It also has a dark head, a dark strip on the breast, and a light orbital. Both male and female have the same plumage. It is endemic to the island of Saint Vincent in the Lesser Antilles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. This habitat loss is due to volcanic activity and deforestation. Whistling warblers have cup-shaped nests, and spotted eggs. Their diet primarily consists of insects. Taxonomy The whistling warbler was originally given the genus, '' Leucopeza bishopi'', but it was later changed to ''Catharopeza bishopi'' because of its stoutness in many areas of its body. There are competing beliefs on who the closest relative to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Antillean Euphonia
The Lesser Antillean euphonia (''Chlorophonia flavifrons'') is a bird species in the finch family, Fringillidae that is endemic to the Lesser Antilles. Distribution and habitat Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Description TSMF is generally found in large ..., and heavily degraded former forest. References Chlorophonia Endemic birds of the Caribbean Birds of the Lesser Antilles Birds described in 1789 Taxa named by Anders Sparrman {{Fringillidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-throated Solitaire
The rufous-throated solitaire (''Myadestes genibarbis'') is a species of bird placed in the family Turdidae. Distribution and habitat It is found Jamaica and Hispanoila, and in the Lesser Antilles on Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s. Names The bird is nicknamed the ''siffleur montagne'' (or mountain whistler) in Dominica; a local folk group of the early 1970s, the Siffleur Montagne Chorale, named themselves after it. In the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the bird is called ''solitario gorjirrufo''. Taxonomy The subspecies ''M. g. sibilans'' is sometimes considered a full species, as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Trembler
The brown trembler (''Cinclocerthia ruficauda'') is a species of bird in the family Mimidae, the mockingbirds and thrashers. It is found on the islands of Saba, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica and St. Vincent in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean Sea. Taxonomy and systematics The taxonomy of genus ''Cinclocerthia'' is not fully resolved. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes the brown trembler and the grey trembler (''C. gutturalis''). It divides the brown trembler into four subspecies, the nominate ''C. r. ruficauda'', ''C. r. pavida'', ''C. r. tremula'', and ''C. r. tenebrosa''. However, there is significant phylogenetic evidence that brown tremblers from Guadeloupe northwards may represent a separate species (''C. tremula'') from those on the other islands. Some authors consider ''tremula'' to be part of ''ruficauda'' Description The nominate subspecies of brown trembler is long; males weigh and females . The species has a long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
