BGS Photographic Galleries - Eruption on Montserrat
View from MVO HQ to the SW over Belham Valley. View from helicopter of the remains of the Soufriere Hills Volcano lava dome from east above Tar River. View from helicopter of the pyroclastic fan at the mouth of Tar River Valley looking north towards Spanish Point. A large volume of new material was added to the fan during the eruption of 12 July. View from helicopter of the pyroclastic fan at the mouth of Tar River Valley looking west towards the lava dome.
View from helicopter of the pyroclastic fan at the mouth of Tar River Valley looking NW towards Long Ground and the lava dome (in clouds).

View from helicopter of the coastline looking south from Spanish Point to the pyroclastic fan at the mouth of the Tar River Valley. 		Hold your mouse over one of the smaller images for a larger view and a description of the photo. Ash cloud from explosion travelling over St George's Hill to the west of Soufriere Hills Volcano. Photo taken from MVO HQ.

View from helicopter of Tar River Valley looking west towards the lava dome.
Pyroclastic flow travelling down Tar River to the sea, 2 km of the volcano. Photo taken from Jack Boy Hill, 5 km to the north of Tar River. Upper reaches of Tuitt's and White's Ghaut looking south towards the lava dome. View from helicopter of the remote digital camera site at White's Yard, approx. 2 km NE of volcano. The site has been hit by a pyroclastic surge. View from helicopter of MVO/University of Arkansas GPS equipment at Whites Yard, approx. 2 km NE of volcano. The site has been hit by a pyroclastic surge.
Photographs on this page © 2003 BGS & the Montserrat Volcano Observatory