There are three volcanoes in the Caribbean region named Soufrière, the French term for “sulphur outlet.” The stratovolcano on Saint Vincent has a history of violent eruptions. The eruption of 1902 killed over 1,600 people. The last eruption of Saint Vincent’s La Soufrière was less destructive and occurred in 1979.
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Chelonia mydas - The green sea turtle is not green; its color ranges from olive to brown to black. The name is derived from the green fat found under its carapace, the shell. Marine turtles are highly adapted to living in the sea; they have flattened aerodynamic shells and large flippers to propel them for thousands of kilometers during migrations. Adult green sea turtles usually return to the same stretch of beach where they were born; females once every two to four years to mate and deposit their eggs, males heave out of the water every year.
