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(Solved): Mount Pelee on the Island of Martinique erupted in the early 20^(th ) century. Why is this eruption ...



Mount Pelee on the Island of Martinique erupted in the early

20^(th )

century. Why is this eruption famous? It was the first caldera forming eruption observed by modern scientists. It produced a major lateral blast that leveled a city, killing many people. It was a small cinder cone on an island that erupted in a sugar cane field. The volcano produced a pyroclastic flow that swept down the mountain, killing thousands of people.



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