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Green Island, Saba

Coordinates: 17°38′56″N 63°13′47″W / 17.64900°N 63.22985°W / 17.64900; -63.22985
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Green Island
Green Island is the dot in the distance
Green Island is located in Saba
Green Island
Green Island
Green Island is located in Lesser Antilles
Green Island
Green Island
Geography
LocationCaribbean
Coordinates17°38′56″N 63°13′47″W / 17.64900°N 63.22985°W / 17.64900; -63.22985
ArchipelagoLeeward Islands, Lesser Antilles
Area0.24 ha (0.59 acres)[1]
Administration
Public body Saba
Demographics
Population0

Green Island is a small uninhabited islet about 250 metres north of the Caribbean island of Saba, and is part of the Dutch special municipality of Saba. It measures about 40 by 60 metres.[1]

The island is used by bridled terns, sooty terns, and brown noddies for breeding.[2] There was a sulphur mine on the main island across from Green Island. In the 1870s, the two islands were connected by a cable in order to provide access to the mines.[3] The island is being used as a diving site.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Saba". Tripwise (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Flora and Fauna". Sabapark. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "THE SULPHUR MINE". The Saba Islander. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Saba #31 - Green Island". Sea Saba. Retrieved 5 May 2021.