SOUFRIRE

also called La Soufrire (French: Sulfur Mine), active volcano on southern Basse-Terre island, Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean Sea. It rises to 4,813 feet (1,467 m) and is the highest point of Guadeloupe. It erupted in August 1976 but caused no loss of life because some 72,000 people had been evacuated from the area; other, weaker eruptions occurred in January 1977. town on St. Lucia island in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It is situated on a bay of the island's west coast, southwest of Castries, the capital. The town is exceptionally picturesque. It is a fishing port and the centre of a coconut- and lime-producing district and is 2 miles (3 km) northwest of the boiling sulfur springs from which Soufrire takes its name. The springs and the nearby Terre Blanche and Petit Peak were born of the ancient Qualibou Caldera. Pop. (1992 est.) 7,963.