Torrens Point
Torrens Point is a point in Saba, Lesser Antilles. Torrens Point is situated nearby to the locality The Flat, as well as near Cow Pasture.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Scenery and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport.
Mount Scenery
Volcano
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Scenery is a dormant volcano in the Caribbean Netherlands. Its lava dome forms the summit of the Saba island stratovolcano. At an elevation of 870 m, it is the highest point in both the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and, since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, the highest point in the Netherlands proper.
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Lagopus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is an airport on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba, Netherlands. Its runway is widely acknowledged as the shortest commercial runway in the world, with a length of 400 m. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is situated 3 km east of Torrens Point.
Green Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Green Island is a small uninhabited islet about 250 metres north of the Caribbean island of Saba, and is part of the Dutch special municipality of Saba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Bottom and Zion’s Hill.
The Bottom
Village
Photo: Simonwwong, Public domain.
The Bottom is the capital and largest town of the island of Saba, the Caribbean Netherlands. It is the first stop on the way from Saba's Port in Fort Bay towards the rest of the island.
Zion’s Hill
Village
Photo: Niptium, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zion's Hill, also known by its former name Hell's Gate, is a town on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba. Locally, it is divided into Upper Hell's Gate and Lower Hell's Gate.
Windwardside
Village
Photo: Radioflux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windwardside is the second largest town on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba, aptly named for being on the windward side of the island. Windwardside is situated 2½ km southeast of Torrens Point.
Torrens Point
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Torrens Punt”
- Category: landform
- Location: Saba, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.64575° or 17° 38′ 45″ northLongitude
-63.25103° or 63° 15′ 4″ westOpen location code
779RJPWX+7HGeoNames ID
3513159
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