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Mount Liamuiga is a 1,156-metre (3,792 ft) stratovolcano which forms the north-western part of the island of Saint Kitts.The peak is the highest point on the island of Saint Kitts, in the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and in the entire British Leeward Islands, as well as one of the tallest peaks in the eastern Caribbean archipelago.
On a steamy morning in July, Clay and Acaimie (pronounced “Ah-CAY-mee”) Chastain arrived at the base of Mount Liamuiga on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts, ready for their first climb as ...
The couple was looking forward to exploring Mount Liamuiga and hiked two miles up before Clay decided he wanted to explore the inside of the volcano. Acaimie stayed back.
St. Kitts has three distinct groups of volcanic peaks: the North West or Mount Misery Range; the Middle or Verchilds Range and the South East or Olivees Range. The highest peak is Mount Liamuiga, formerly Mount Misery, a dormant volcano 1,156 metres (3,793 ft) high. [citation needed]
Stretching for almost 2 miles, these large metamorphic rock projections are the result of St. Kitts' last volcanic eruption (estimated to be in the 14th century) when lava poured down the slopes of Mount Liamuiga creeping until it met the Atlantic Ocean, where it cooled and hardened. Shaped and formed by wave action over the years, the many ...
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Mount Liamuiga [21] 1,156 m (3,793 ft) 19 Saint Lucia: Mount Gimie [22] 950 m (3,117 ft) 16