Isiqithi esincinci sentaba-mlilo, esasekwa ekuqaleni ngabaphambukeli baseIreland ababaleka intshutshiso, kunjalo Montserat, Ekhutshiwe kwingoma ebethiweyo yeCaribbean.
Ubungakanani bayo buncinci (i-39 yeekhilomitha). Ineelwandle ezintle, iinduli, amahlathi, imilambo neengxangxasi. Yaziwa njenge "Emerald Isle yeCaribbean" kwaye kuphela kwesiqithi kwii-West Indies esinosuku lweSt. Patrick njengeholide yesizwe. Ukunyuka intaba, ukubukela indalo, kunye nokunyuka ziindlela ezithandwayo zokuchitha usuku kwesi siqithi. Yintsimi yaseBritane engaphesheya kolwandle.
Ukuqhuma kwentaba-mlilo enkulu eyaqala ngo-1998 kubutshintshe kakhulu ubomi kwesi siqithi. Ikomkhulu Plymouth Igqunywe ngothuthu kunye nokuhamba kwepyroclastic kwaye kutshatyalaliswe kwaphela. Ukufikelela ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha sesiqithi akuvumelekanga. Uqhushumbo lokugqibela lwenzeka ngoJulayi ka-2004 xa esi siqithi saphinda sagutyungelwa luthuthu. Umsebenzi wentaba-mlilo ubekwe esweni yiMontserrat Volcano Observatory.
Ngenxa yokuqhuma kwabantu behlile ukusuka kwi-11.000 ukuya kwi-4.500. Nangona kunjalo, ubomi kumantla eMontserrat buyaqhubeka kwakhona. Akukho ntlekele zenzekileyo ngaphandle kwendawo evaliweyo. Isikhululo seenqwelomoya esidala sitshatyalalisiwe, kodwa kukho isikhululo seenqwelomoya esitsha esineenqwelomoya ezivela eAntigua.