Mount Pelee on the Island of Martinique erupted in the early 20th century.Why is this eruption famous?
A) It was the first caldera forming eruption observed by modern scientists.
B) It produced a major lateral blast that leveled a city,killing many people.
C) It was a small cinder cone on an island that erupted in a sugar cane field.
D) The volcano produced a pyroclastic flow that swept down the mountain,killing thousands of people.
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