Montserrat (island) (English spelling)
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A volcanic island in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. An autonomous British colony. Area 102 km2. Population 10,581 (1994). Capital city is Plymouth (population 1,500). It was "discovered" by Columbus in 1493, settled by a group of English and Irish people in 1632, and was established as a British territory in 1783. Blessed with forests, rivers, and ports, its main product is cotton. [Hashimoto Yoshio] Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
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カリブ海，小アンティル諸島のリーワード諸島に属する火山性の島。イギリスの自治植民地。面積102km2。人口1万0581(1994)。主都はプリマス(人口1500)。1493年コロンブスが〈発見〉し，1632年イギリス人とアイルランド人の一隊が入植，1783年にイギリス領が確定した。森林と川と港に恵まれ，主産物は綿花である。【橋本 芳雄】
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