| 词条 | Chances Peak |
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| name = Chances Peak | photo = | photo_caption = Ash fall from Soufrière Hills volcano | elevation_m = 915 | elevation_ref = [1] | prominence_m = 915 | prominence_ref = | map = Montserrat | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Montserrat | label_position = left | listing = | range = | coordinates = {{coord|16|42|40|N|62|10|38|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | location = Montserrat, Caribbean | topo = | type = Stratovolcano | age = | last_eruption = January 3, 2009 | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }} Chances Peak is the culminant point of the active complex stratovolcano named Soufrière Hills. It is the highest point in Montserrat, a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean Sea. Chances Peak is on a destructive plate margin. The volcano itself is in the middle Caribbean plate, but this is because the North American Plate and the Atlantic Plate subducts beneath it, causing a buildup of pressure to form a volcano. On 17 September 1965 a Boeing 707 aircraft operating as Pan Am Flight 292 flew into Chances Peak near the summit and was destroyed, killing the 30 people on board.[2] See also
Notes1. ^This elevation is for Chance's Peak, the traditional high point. However the lava dome in English's Crater is currently (2006) estimated at over {{convert|930|m|ft|0}} : see [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mh.html The CIA World Factbook on Montserrat]. 2. ^Aviation Safety Network N708PA accident synopsis retrieved 2010-06-14 References{{reflist}}External links
6 : Landforms of Montserrat|Volcanoes of Montserrat|Stratovolcanoes|Active volcanoes|Mountains and hills of British Overseas Territories|Complex volcanoes |
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