Peeled Mountain
See also: Peeled
The Peeled mountain , Volcano of the island of the Martinique, owes its name with the sorry aspect of its covered sides of ashes following an eruption which took place little time before the arrival of the first colonists towards 1635.
Dominating the north of the island of its imposing mass which culminates with 1.397 meters, it belongs to the nine active volcanos of the arc of small the the Antilles.
The volcanic activities and seismic important of the Lesser Antilles result from the subduction of the oceanic plates Atlantic and peaceful which enclose the Caribbean plate.
The Pelean volcanic dynamism is characterized by rare but violent eruptions: the Andésite contained in the depths of the volcano is a Lave with strong content of Silice, very viscous.
This lava, almost solid, form a dome in lid in the eruptive mouth and when the pressure cannot be contained any more, the brutal ejection of gases destroys the lid and causes volcanic clouds: a cloud of gas under pressure, extreme ashes and blocks of lava, breaks on the slopes of the volcano.
The eruption of 1902
See also: Eruption of the Mountain Peeled in 1902
The eruption of May 8th, 1902 destroyed completely the town of Saint-Pierre making approximately 30.000 dead. There were three survivors, Louis-Auguste Cyparis, a Prisonnier saved by the thickness of the walls of its dungeon, and Leon Accomplice-Léandre, a Cordonnier which lived with the periphery of the city. Other sources quote Havivra Da Ifrile, a little girl. Today, Saint-Pierre is a small city of 5.000 inhabitants.
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