Tags: Volcano.
Mount Pelée (/pəˈleɪ/; French: Montagne Pelée Bald Mountain) is an active volcano at the northern end of the island and French overseas department of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles island arc of the Caribbean. Its volcanic cone is composed of layers of volcanic ash and hardened lava.The stratovolcano is famous for its eruption in 1902 and the destruction that resulted dubbed the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. The eruption killed about 30000 people.
