Geologic Location

Mt. Pelee is located on the Northern tip of the French overseas department of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles island arc of the Carribean. It is located on the South-American plate boundary. The tectonic plates that it was biult on are the Carribean plate and the Atlantic oceanic crust. So this volcano was made on a continental-oceanic crust plate. Soime of the neighboring cities that surround Mt. Pelee are: St. Pierre, Ajoupa-bouillon, bellefontaine, case-pilote, Fort- de -France, and many more.