Mounte Pelee if an active volcano on the island of Martinique. Its amongst the Worlds most active volcanos having erupted 30 times in the last 5,000 years.

The residents of Martinique lived in their tropical paradise for 200 years until on May 8, 1902, on the Ascension Day, a volcanic eruption destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre, about 4 miles south of the peak.