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Saba (pronounced "SAY-ba") is the smallest island of the Netherlands Antilles, It consists largely of the extinct volcano, Mount Scenery (888 m), the highest point of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its current major settlements include The Bottom, Windwardside, Hell's Gate and St. Johns. Despite the island's Dutch affiliation, English is the principal language spoken on the island. |
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| The environment of Saba is usually a woodland forest full of ferns and damp soil. There used to be forests of Mahogany trees until a hurricane in the 1960's broke all of the trees. The Mahogany trees are considered at risk of going extinct on the island. Visitors refer to Saba's forests as "the Elfin Forest" because of its high altitude mist and mossy appearance. Since then there has been a woodland reserve created and aptly named "Elfin Forest Reserve". Saba's lush plant and animal wildlife are diverse and are looked after by the Saba Conservation Foundation. |  |
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| The island of Saba is known today for tourism and ecotourism. Scuba diving, climbing and hiking. The scuba diving in particular is deep and somewhat challenging, but even though Saba is a small island it actually supports not one, but two Hyperbaric chambers in case of diving emergencies. There are few anchorages, and a small airport with service from St. Maarten. There is also ferry service from St. Maarten. Saba's brilliantly colorful and pristine coral life make it one of the most sublime places to scuba dive in the world. Many attribute the underwater life's purity to the island's remoteness and the caring of the people. |  |
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