Chances Peak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chances Peak |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Prominence | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Montserrat, Caribbean |
| Country |  Montserrat |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | January 3, 2009 |
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.
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