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Cove Bay (Saba)
Cove Bay is a is coastal bay on the island of Saba (island), Saba in the Dutch Caribbean. It is located on the southeastern coast of the Flat Point peninsula, below the Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport and the Flat Point Tide Pools. The bay is one of a few places for swimming on Saba. Cove Bay's swimming area is shielded from waves by a wall of large rocks; these rocks were brought down from Flat Point after being removed to help make airplane approaches easier. Cove Bay is a snorkeling site and Recreational dive sites, dive site. The area is also popular for barbecues and picnics. Sand has been brought in to Cove Bay from Sint Maarten, St. Maarten, to create an artificial beach. History The entire Flat Point peninsula was formed during volcanic activity about 5,000 years ago. The end of a large Lava, lava flow formed the peninsula as it cooled. It was occupied by Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindians sometime between 400 A.D. and 800 A.D. Survey (archaeology), Archeolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flat Point
Flat Point (or Flat Point Peninsula) is an area on the northeastern coast of Saba (island), Saba, an island in the Dutch Caribbean. It is located in the lower part of the Zion's Hill, Hell's Gate village, known as Lower Hell's Gate. Flat Point is the location of Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, the Flat Point Tide Pools, Tide Pools, ruins of a 17th-18th century Sugarcane, sugar and Indigofera, indigo plantation, and Cove Bay (Saba), Cove Bay. History Flat Point was formed during volcanic activity about 5,000 years ago. A large Lava, lava flow flowed down the northeast side of the island into the ocean, forming the Flat Point peninsula as it cooled. Humans would not occupy the area for at least another 3,000 years. Flat Point was occupied by Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindians sometime between 400 A.D. and 800 A.D. Survey (archaeology), Archeological surveys carried out by Ryan Espersen uncovered Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian Ceramics of Indigenous peoples of the Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
