The Soufrière River (French la Soufrière) is a river in the
Soufrière Quarter
Soufrière may refer to:
Places
* Soufrière Estate, Saint Lucia
Settlements, jurisdictions, political geography
*Soufrière, Dominica
Soufrière is a village on the southwest coast of Dominica. It is the capital of Saint Mark Parish (Domini ...
on the
island country
An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. Island countries are historically ...
of
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Saint Vincent ...
. The French term "Soufrière" is a generic one referring to "Sulphury" volcanic peaks called
La Soufrière
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
*"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smi ...
or
Soufrière Hills
The Soufrière Hills () is an active, complex stratovolcano with many lava domes forming its summit on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. After a long period of dormancy, the Soufrière Hills volcano became active in 1995 and continued to e ...
on each of St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica, Guadeloupe.
Course
The Soufrière River empties into Soufrière Bay on the
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere, located south of the Gulf of Mexico and southwest of the Sargasso Sea. It is bounded by the Greater Antilles to the north from Cuba ...
. A river separates the town of
Soufrière from the Fond Beniere area.
A section of the river above the town was canalised and realigned in 1972; the river was realigned again in 1994.
Tributaries of the Soufrière River in the interior include the Jeremy and Migny rivers.
See also
*
List of rivers of Saint Lucia
This is a list of rivers in the island country of Saint Lucia. Rivers are listed in clockwise order, starting at the north end of the island.
Rivers
There are 180 streams in Saint Lucia. Most of the rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Cari ...
References
Rivers of Saint Lucia
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