Sint Eustatius

Also known as Statia, Statius, Saint Eustatius, St. Eustatius

island in the Caribbean, part of the Netherlands

AI overview

Sint Eustatius is a small Caribbean island that belongs to the Netherlands. It's a remote territory with historical significance as a former colonial trading hub, though today it remains relatively quiet and less developed compared to other Caribbean destinations.

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Encyclopedic overview

Sint Eustatius, known locally as Statia, is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands.

The island is in the northern Leeward Islands, southeast of the Virgin Islands. Sint Eustatius is immediately to the northwest of Saint Kitts and southeast of Saba. The regional capital is Oranjestad. The island has an area of 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi). Travelers to the island by air arrive through F. D. Roosevelt Airport.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sint Eustatius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.