Back Oranjestad (Sint Eustatius) Afrikaans أورانياستاد (سينت أوستاتيوس) Arabic اورانياستاد ARZ Oranyestad (Sint-Estatius) Azerbaijani Араньестад (Сінт-Эстатыус) Byelorussian Oranjestad (Sint Eustatius) Breton Oranjestad (Sint Eustatius) BS Oranjestad (Sint Eustatius) Catalan Oranjestad (kapital sa pulo ug munisipyo espesyal) CEB Oranjestad (Sint Eustatius) Danish
Oranjestad | |
|---|---|
 Beach of Lower Town. | |
 Location on the island of Sint Eustatius | |
| Coordinates: 17°29′N 62°59′W / 17.483°N 62.983°W | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Public body | Sint Eustatius |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,038 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Oranjestad Lighthouse | |
| Constructed | 1893 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and light[2][3] |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Focal height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 15s. |
Oranjestad (Dutch pronunciation: [oːˈrɑɲəstɑt]; English: Orange[4] Town) is a small town of 1,038 inhabitants;[1] it is the capital and largest town of the island of Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands. It’s not to be confused with the far larger Oranjestad in Aruba.
- ^ a b "Geodata 2001, Saba & Sint.Eustatius, Census 2001". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Netherlands Antilles. 2001. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
Sum of Oranjestad Noord, Oranjestad Zuid, Concordia and Golden Rock
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Saba and Sint Eustatius". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
- ^ The House of Orange-Nassau — Dutch: Het Huis Oranje-Nassau — read Prince of Orange (Dutch: Prins van Oranje) and related articles for more.
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