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    Saba

    Isla de Saba

    17°38′N 63°14′W

    Saba is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands. 3 ft) is the highest point of the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands. The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, southeast of the Virgin Islands.

    View of Cove Bay, Saba, including the beach area, swimming area, and facilities (and the island's solar farm can be seen above Cove Bay).
    View of Cove Bay, Saba, including the beach area, swimming area, and facilities (and the island's solar farm can be seen above Cove Bay).

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    Terrain

    17°38′N 63°14′W

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    Overview

    Saba is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands. It consists largely of the dormant volcano Mount Scenery, which at 870 meters (2,854.3 ft) is the highest point of the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands. The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, southeast of the Virgin Islands. Together with Bonaire and Sint Eustatius it forms the Caribbean Netherlands, also known as the BES islands. Saba has a land area of 13 square kilometers (5.0 sq mi). The population was 2,158 in January 2025, with a population density of 147 inhabitants per square kilometer (380/sq mi). It is the smallest territory by permanent population in the Americas. Its towns and major settlements are The Bottom (the capital), Windwardside, Zion's Hill, and St. Johns.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Caribbean Netherlands

    Also in SSS islands

    Also in Windward Islands

    Also in Leeward Islands

    Also in Windward Antilles

    Also in Lesser Antilles

    Also in Antilles

    Also in Caribbean

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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