Saba | Nederlands eiland in het Caribisch gebied
Saba is een Nederlands eiland in het Caribisch gebied dat sinds 2010 bestuurlijk als openbaar lichaam een bijzondere gemeente vormt. Saba behoort met Sint Eustatius en Sint Maarten tot de Bovenwindse Eilanden. Saba heeft ruim 2.000 inwoners, die
Sabanen worden genoemd en van wie ongeveer een kwart in de
hoofdplaats, The Bottom, woont. Het eiland wordt plaatselijk The Unspoiled Queen genoemd. Orkaan Irma Geografie[bewerken]
Saba ligt 30 kilometer ten zuidwesten van Sint Maarten. Het is ongeveer 4,5 kilometer in doorsnee en de oppervlakte is 13 km². Saba bestaat uit een slapende vulkaan met vier lavakoepels. De hellingen lopen steil af naar zee en de kust is rotsachtig. De vulkaan Mount Scenery is met zijn 877 meter het hoogste punt van Nederland én van het gehele Koninkrijk der Nederlanden. Het klimaat is vochtig tropisch; het eiland is begroeid met secundair regenwoud. Ten noorden van Saba ligt een klein onbewoond rotseilandje dat ook tot het eilandgebied behoort: Green Island.
Per 10 oktober 2010 is een Exclusieve Economische Zone van 200 zeemijl buiten de Sabaanse basislijn ingesteld (voor zover deze niet de wateren van omringende staten zou overlappen). Door deze maatregel heeft Nederland het exclusieve recht op onder meer de exploitatie van de grondstoffen en visserij. De bedoeling hiervan is de ecologisch zeer belangrijke Sababank (even ten zuiden van Saba), onderdeel van het Saba National Marine Park, te beschermen.
Demografie[bewerken]
Saba heeft ongeveer 2000 inwoners. Bij de volkstelling in 2001 had bijna twee derde van de bevolking de Nederlandse nationaliteit, maar was slechts 43% op het eiland zelf geboren. Van de autochtone bevolking is ongeveer de helft blank en nakomeling van de eerste Zeeuwse kolonisten of van Schotse en Ierse zeerovers die er in de loop der tijden neerstreken. De andere helft is zwart en nakomeling van Afrikaanse slaven en de eerdergenoemde Europeanen. Daarnaast verblijven er zo'n 200 merendeels Amerikaanse studenten, die studeren aan de Saba University School of Medicine. Verder zijn veel bewoners afkomstig van andere (ei)landen in de regio. Opmerkelijk is dat een kwart van de inwoners Johnson of Hassell heet.
De bevolking woonde in 2001 verspreid over vier kernen:
The Bottom met 462 inwoners (2001)
Windwardside met 418 inwoners
Zions Hill met 283 inwoners
St. Johns met 186 inwoners
In 2001 was voor 88% van de bevolking het Engels de belangrijkste huistaal, voor 5% het Spaans en slechts voor 2% het Nederlands. Daar het onderwijs tot enkele jaren geleden Nederlandstalig was en he
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00:00:45 1 History
00:03:39 2 Geography and ecology
00:08:06 3 Governance
00:08:29 4 Society
00:09:42 4.1 Languages
00:10:24 4.2 Education and health
00:10:54 4.3 Same-sex marriage
00:11:27 5 Economy
00:11:58 5.1 Tourism
00:13:28 5.2 Transport
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00:16:24 6 Culture
00:17:53 7 Sports
00:18:19 8 Education
00:19:47 9 Notable people
00:19:58 10 See also
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Saba (; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsaːbaː]) is a Caribbean island which is the smallest special municipality (officially “public body”) of the Netherlands. It consists largely of the potentially active volcano Mount Scenery, at 887 metres (2,910 ft) the highest point of the entire Netherlands.
Saba has a land area of 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi). As of January 2013, the population was 1,991 inhabitants, with a population density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi). Its towns and major settlements are The Bottom (the capital), Windwardside, Hell's Gate and St. Johns.
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Saba | Wikipedia audio article
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Saba
00:00:45 1 History
00:03:39 2 Geography and ecology
00:08:06 3 Governance
00:08:29 4 Society
00:09:42 4.1 Languages
00:10:24 4.2 Education and health
00:10:54 4.3 Same-sex marriage
00:11:27 5 Economy
00:11:58 5.1 Tourism
00:13:28 5.2 Transport
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00:16:24 6 Culture
00:17:53 7 Sports
00:18:19 8 Education
00:19:47 9 Notable people
00:19:58 10 See also
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SUMMARY
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Saba (; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsaːbaː]) is a Caribbean island which is the smallest special municipality (officially “public body”) of the Netherlands. It consists largely of the potentially active volcano Mount Scenery, at 887 metres (2,910 ft) the highest point of the entire Netherlands.
Saba has a land area of 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi). As of January 2013, the population was 1,991 inhabitants, with a population density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi). Its towns and major settlements are The Bottom (the capital), Windwardside, Hell's Gate and St. Johns.
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Saba (; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsaːbaː]) is a Caribbean island which is the smallest special municipality (officially “public body”) of the Netherlands. It consists largely of the potentially active volcano Mount Scenery, at 887 metres (2,910 ft) the highest point of the entire Netherlands.
Saba has a land area of 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi). As of January 2013, the population was 1,991 inhabitants, with a population density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi). Its towns and major settlements are The Bottom (the capital), Windwardside, Hell's Gate and St. Johns.
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Saba (; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsaːbaː]) is a Caribbean island which is the smallest special municipality (officially “public body”) of the Netherlands. It consists largely of the potentially active volcano Mount Scenery, at 887 metres (2,910 ft) the highest point of the entire Netherlands.
Saba has a land area of 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi). As of January 2013, the population was 1,991 inhabitants, with a population density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi). Its towns and major settlements are The Bottom (the capital), Windwardside, Hell's Gate and St. Johns.
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As of: 8:00 a.m. AST (12:00 UTC) September 4
Location: 16.8°N 52.6°W ± 15 nm
About 610 mi (980 km) E of the Leeward Islands
Sustained winds: 105 kn (120 mph; 195 km/h) (1-min mean)
gusting to 125 kn (145 mph; 230 km/h)
Pressure: 947 mbar (hPa; 27.96 inHg)
Movement: WSW at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
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The NHC began monitoring a tropical wave over western Africa on August 26.[109] The disturbance entered the Atlantic late the next day,[110] gradually organizing into Tropical Storm Irma west of Cabo Verde around 15:00 UTC on August 30.[111] Early on August 31, Irma underwent a remarkable period of rapid intensification, with winds increasing from 70 mph (110 km/h) – a high-end tropical storm – to 115 mph (185 km/h), a major hurricane, in a mere 12 hours.[112] An eyewall replacement cycle then took place shortly thereafter, which caused the storm to briefly be downgraded to a Category 2.[113]
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As of 8:00 a.m. AST (12:00 UTC) September 4, Hurricane Irma is located within 15 nautical miles of 16.8°N 52.6°W, about 610 miles (980 km) east of the Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds are 105 knots (120 mph; 195 km/h), a Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, with gusts to 125 knots (145 mph; 230 km/h). The minimum barometric pressure is 947 millibars (hPa; 27.96 inHg). The system is moving west-southwest at 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h). Hurricane-force winds extend up to 25 nautical miles (30 mi; 45 km) from the center of Irma, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 120 nautical miles (140 mi; 220 km). Interests in the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic should monitor the progress of Hurricane Irma.
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Several museums, including the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda and the Museum of Marine Art, a small facility containing fossilised bedrock, volcanic stones, petrified wood, a collection of more than 10,000 shells, and artefacts from several English shipwrecks.
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Geography[edit]
Nearby villages and settlements include St. Johnston.
Main sights[edit]
The city's skyline is dominated by the white baroque towers of St. John's Cathedral.
The Botanical Garden is near the intersection of Factory Road and Independence Avenue. This small park's shaded benches and gazebo provide a quiet refuge from the bustle of activity of St. John's.
St. John's Antigua Light
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands isn't just the European country of the Netherlands. It includes the independent nations of Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, and the Netherlands. Within the Netherlands itself are 3 special municipalities, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. This video explores these distinctions in greater depth, as well as the unique and interesting histories of each individual Caribbean island.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Saba (; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsaːbaː]) is a Caribbean island which is the smallest special municipality (officially “public body”) of the Netherlands. It consists largely of the potentially active volcano Mount Scenery, at 887 metres (2,910 ft) the highest point of the entire Netherlands.
Saba has a land area of 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi). As of January 2013, the population was 1,991 inhabitants, with a population density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi). Its towns and major settlements are The Bottom (the capital), Windwardside, Hell's Gate and St. Johns.
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