Do the Caribbeans have volcanoes?

Answer 1

Most of the Windward Islands (the eastern Caribbean) are volcanic in origin. Some are currently active, like Montserrat. I once got to see a volcanic eruption taking place on Guadeloupe. It was quite a spectacular sight, and the same morning there was a pod of whales spouting near my boat. I have always wondered if the whales were listening to the volcano. Dominica has a volcanic lake that constantly boils from the heat underneath it.

Here is an interesting site with photos of Dominica's Boiling Lake:
http://www.natureisland.com/BoilingLake.html

Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Eustatius and Saba are all considered currently active volcanoes, that have the potential to have future volcanic eruptions.
See:
http://www.uwiseismic.com/Volcanoes/volc_hpage.html
There is also a list of significant eruptions in the Caribbean on that web page.

To see satellite pictures of the continuing eruptions on Montserrat go here. There is a satellite image of the plume from the volcano on October 1, 2006, as well as previous eruptions:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13908

Answer 2

yes they do have volcanoes, and in fact record some of the worst disasters of all the volcanoes of the world. and in one island there was only two reported survivors out of about 30,000 inhabitants. you don't have a lot of excape routes on an island. should it erupt.

Answer 3

Yes. Half of the island on Montserrat is still covered in volcanic ash from an eruption a few years ago.

Answer 4

Are you kidding. Mt Pelee in Martinique wiped out a city of 30,000 people in early 20th century. It was a pyroclastic flow that rolled down the mountain and cooked the people in their beds.

Answer 5

Yea i think so. i could ask a friend.