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unusual facts about Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius


Oranjestad

Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, until 10 October 2010 part of the Netherlands Antilles, now part of the Netherlands


Alto Vista Chapel

Queen Beatrix International Airport is at Oranjestad in Aruba from where the entire island is connected by a network of roads.

Ayo Rock Formations

Casibari Boulders are about 3.2 km inland between Natural Bridge (now defunct) and Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba, west of Boac Andicuri.

Capture of Sint Eustatius

The Capture of Sint Eustatius took place in February 1781 during the American War of Independence when British army and naval forces under General John Vaughan and Admiral George Rodney seized the Dutch-owned Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius.

Catherine L. Malone

From November of 1996 to present she works as a field research assistant in various Caribbean nations, such as Dominican Republic, Montserrat, St. Eustatius, and Saba, St. Lucia.

Cobo Lodo

Cobo Lodo is located 6 miles (9 km) east of Aruba's capital, Oranjestad.

Consulate General of the United States, Curaçao

The Consulate General of the United States of America Curaçao is located in Willemstad and serves Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten (countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) as well as Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius (special municipalities of the Netherlands).

Coral Princess

During fall, winter, and spring the Coral Princess and her sister ship Island Princess run 10/14-15 day Panama Canal cruises with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, San Juan del Sur, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Cartagena, Colombia, and Oranjestad, Aruba.

Earl Merkman

Earl was the eldest son of Ruford Merkman & Claristine Eunicy Merkman-Liburd, born on Sint Eustatius.

F.D. Roosevelt Airport

The local government has, however, sought to increase tourism by attracting visitors to visit its dive sites, hike its dormant volcano The Quill and explore the remains of its colonial history and the restored historical city of Oranjestad.

Gene Kingsale

Was decorated with an Order of Orange-Nassau, in the grade Knight, in 2004 along with other major league players Calvin Maduro and Sidney Ponson in a ceremony in Oranjestad, Aruba.

Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga

In his late twenties, Van Idzinga began his political career in the colonies, first becoming landdrost of the district of Nickerie in Surinam between 1850 and 1853, before becoming Lieutenant Governor (Dutch: gezaghebber) of Sint Eustatius (1853 – 1859) and Sint Maarten (1859 – 1865).


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