MONTSERRAT  , an See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island in the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Indies, one of the five pxesidencies in. the See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony of the Leeward Islands . Pop., mostly negroes (1901), 12,215 . It lies 27 M . S.W. of See also:

• ANTIGUA

Antigua, in 16° 45' N. and 62° 7' W.; is 11 m. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long and 7 M. broad, and has a See also:

• TOTAL

total See also:

• AREA

area of 322 sq. m . The island is a cluster of rugged volcanic peaks rising from the Caribbean See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea, their summits clothed with forests; the still active Soufriere (3000 ft.) in the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south being the highest point . The See also:

• AVERAGE

average temperature is 81° F., the hottest See also:

• WEATHER (O. Eng. weder; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Du. weder, Dan. veir, Icel. ve8r, and Ger. Wetter and Gewitter, storm; the root is wa- to blow, from which is derived " wind ")

weather being usually tempered by cool sea breezes; the rainfall averages 94 in. per annum . There is a plentiful See also:

• SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply of See also:

• WATER

water, and the roads are macadamized and well drained . The See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal products are See also:

• SUGAR

sugar and raw and concentrated See also:

• LIME
• LIME (O. Eng. lim, Lat. limes, mud, from linere, to smear)

lime-juice . Minerals are also found . Montserrat has a See also:

• LOCAL

local legislature of six members, nominated by the See also:

• CROWN

Crown, and sends representatives to the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general legislative See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council of the colony . See also:

• EDUCATION

Education is compulsory, and the See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority of the See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools are managed by the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, to which most of the islanders belong; but the Wesleyans and the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman Catholics also support schools . See also:

• PLYMOUTH
• PLYMOUTH, EARLS OF

Plymouth (pop .

1461), the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• TOWN

town, stands on an open roadstead on the south-west See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast . The island was discovered by See also:

• COLUMBUS
• COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER [in Spanish CRISTOBAL COLON] (c. 1446, or perhaps rather 1451, -15o6)

Columbus in 1493, who named it after Monserrado, a See also:

• MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, an adjectival form from the classical mons, montis, whence Eng. " mount," a form usually used along with the name of an individual mountain, e.g. Mt Everest)
• MOUNTAIN, THE (La Montagne)

mountain in See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain . It was colonized by the British under See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• WARNER, OLIN LEVI (1844-1896)
• WARNER, SETH (1743-1784)
• WARNER, WILLIAM (1558?-16o9)

Warner in 1632, and was taken by the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French in 1664 . Restored to the British in 1668, it capitulated to the French in 1782, but was again restored in 1784 .