SABA, Island, Netherlands Antilles

säˈbə, island (1990 est. pop. 1,100), 5 sq mi (13 sq km), Netherlands Antilles, one of the NW Leeward Islands. The rugged island is actually the cone of an extinct volcano rising to c.2,800 ft (850 m). Spiral roads winding up through steep cliffs and lush greenery make Saba a scenic island, but there are no sheltered harbors, and landing is difficult. The chief settlement, called The Bottom, is in the crater of the volcano. The Dutch settled the island in 1632.

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books on: Saba Island Netherlands Antilles  - 141 results

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The Lesser Antilles in the Age of European Expansion
Book by Robert L. Paquette, Stanley L. Engerman; University Press of Florida, 1996
Subjects: Antilles, Lesser--History, Indians Of The West Indies--Antilles, Lesser--History, Slavery--Antilles, Lesser--History
...removed groups of islands. Saba, St. Eustatius, and the...part of the Neth erlands Antilles. Although the Dutch called these islands the Bovenwindse or Windwards...form the second part of the Netherlands Antilles. The Dutch followed...
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An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands, 1800-1920: Demographic, Economic, and Social Transition
Book by Michael Wintle; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Demography--Netherlands--History, Netherlands--Economic Conditions, Netherlands--Population--History, Netherlands--Statistics, Vital
...Groningen through to the Zeeland islands. This distribution, together...high fertility rates in the Netherlands. 59 The orthodox Calvinist...overran large areas of the islands, though they did not take...vaccination for children in the Netherlands. In the cities of Amsterdam...
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Dutch Culture Overseas: Colonial Practice in the Netherlands Indies, 1900-1942
Book by Frances Gouda; Amsterdam University Press, 1995
Subjects: Indonesia--Civilization, Indonesia--History--20th Century, Netherlands--Civilization, Netherlands--Colonies--Indonesia
...finding employment in the Netherlands. But in colonial Indonesia...Venezuela , on the Caribbean island of Curacao in the Dutch West...professional job market in the Netherlands during the Great Depression...imagination in the contemporary Netherlands. My unsuccessful efforts...
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Sugar Island Slavery in the Age of Enlightenment: The Political Economy of the Caribbean World
Book by Arthur L. Stinchcombe; Princeton University Press, 1995
Subjects: Slave Trade--Caribbean Area--History, Slavery--Caribbean Area--History, Slaves--Emancipation--Caribbean Area--History, Sugar Workers--Caribbean Area--History
...larger Lesser Antilles, though most...the two major islands of Guadeloupe...land attached: Saba (Netherlands), Montserrat...Netherlands Antilles off Venezuela...France and the Netherlands), Bonaire...British Virgin Islands and St. Johns...
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A Geography of Islands: Small Island Insularity
Book by Stephen A. Royle; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Islands--Economic Conditions--Maps, Islands--Geography--Maps, Islands--Maps, Islands--Social Aspects--Maps
A Geography of Islands Islands have always fascinated people. They often seem remote and mysterious...continents on which most people live. Indeed, many people choose islands for their perfect holiday idyll. In practice, however, the everyday...
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journal articles on: Saba Island Netherlands Antilles  - 6 results

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Netherlands Antilles: A Bold Journey
Journal article by Sandra J. Stone, Richard Delfina; Childhood Education, Vol. 82, 2006
Subjects: Educational reform--Forecasts and trends, Educational reform--Methods, Netherlands Antilles--Economic aspects
...Eustatius, and Saba, are situated...States Virgin Islands. Together...Aruba and the Netherlands, they form...Netherlands Antilles was a former...government and the island governments. The Netherlands Antilles has a small...Windward Islands, St. Maarten...Eustatius, and Saba. However, since the Netherlands Antilles is part of...
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The Canada-France Maritime Boundary Case: Drawing a Line around St. Pierre and Miquelon
Journal article by Ted L. McDorman; American Journal of International Law, Vol. 84, 1990
Subjects: International Relations--Periodicals
...Netherlands-Venezuela agreement, the three southern islands in the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire, are the most relevant...of these three dependencies and St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius, 116 which lie to the northeast...
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Saint Martin/Sint Maarten: A Case Study of the Effects of Culture on Economic Development
Journal article by Leo Paul Dana; Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 28, 1990
Subjects: Comparative economics--St. Martin, Economic development--St. Martin, Social economics--St. Martin, St. Martin--Economic aspects
...the U.S. dollar is legal tender, as is the Netherlands Antilles guilder (NAF) to which it is pegged at a fixed rate. The NAF is also used by the islands of Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, and Sint Eustatius, facilitating trade. The...
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Rereading the Caribbean Through Dubbelspel by Frank Martinus Arion
Journal article by Doris Hambuch; World Literature Today, Vol. 72, 1998
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism
...Only the Netherlands Antilles are absent...born in Saba and moved...on this island. We are all...there is an island that proliferates...neglect the Netherlands Antilles. 4 Benitez-Rojos...writers of the Netherlands Antilles (Warwick...
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Ramos, Aaron Gamaliel and Angel Israel Rivera, (Eds.). Islands at the Crossroads: Politics in the Non-Independent Caribbean
Journal article by Michael R. Hall; Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. 25, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Islands at the Crossroads: Politics in the Non-independent Caribbean (Book)--Book reviews
...but make the islands economies more...and the Dutch Antilles, which consist...Eustatius, and Saba. The economic...being part of the Netherlands have played...the Netherlands Antilles, while simultaneously...colonial ties to the Netherlands, a process that...British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands...
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magazine articles on: Saba Island Netherlands Antilles  - 3 results

 
 
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From Rocks to Riches
Magazine article by Peter Muilenburg; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 42, March 1990
Subjects: Archivo General de Indias--Management, Netherlands--History, Salt industry--History, Seville, Spain--Libraries, Smuggling--History, South America--History, Spain--History
...pond and harbor--as well as nearby Saba and Statia. They also took Bonaire...along with Curacao and Aruba. The Netherlands Antilles that sailors love thus took shape...fruits and vegetables to the Dutch islands, and its people have helped shape...
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Worth Noting
Magazine article by Karen Ann Gajewski; The Humanist, Vol. 66, May-June 2006
Subjects: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska--Environmental aspects, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska--Natural resources, Automobiles--Forecasts and trends, Automobiles--Fuel and fuel systems, Automotive fuels--Forecasts and trends, Ethanol fuels--Usage, Marine animals--Discovery and exploration, Marine fauna--Discovery and exploration, Pipe lines--Accidents, Pipe lines--Environmental aspects, Pipelines--Accidents, Pipelines--Environmental aspects, Saint Eustatius--Natural history
...Conservation International, the Netherlands Antilles government, and the Smithsonian...find discovered in the Saba Bank Atoll (a coral-crowned...transshipment depot on the nearby island of St. Eustatius...abstinence programs, the Rhode Island Department of Education...
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Small Islands: Awash in a Sea of Troubles
Magazine article by Anjali Acharya; World Watch, Vol. 8, November 1995
Subjects: Archipelagoes--Environmental aspects, Caribbean Area--Environmental aspects, Environmental protection--Evaluation, Pacific States--Environmental aspects
...Netherlands Antilles 191 800 (*) US Virgin Islands 107...the Dutch monarchy (St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius), another French...


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encyclopedia articles on: Saba Island Netherlands Antilles  - 2 results

 
 
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Saba , Island, Netherlands Antilles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SABA , island, Netherlands Antilles sa b , island (1990 est...100), 5 sq mi (13 sq km), Netherlands Antilles , one of the NW Leeward Islands. The rugged island is actually...cliffs and lush greenery make Saba a scenic island, but there...
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Netherlands Antilles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in the Leeward Islands, east of Puerto Rico, are Saba , St. Eustatius...capital of the Netherlands Antilles. The land is mainly...splitting up the Netherlands Antilles, giving St. Martin...over the other islands. In a series of...


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