Caribbean
Lesser Antilles
Sint Eustatius

Fort Oranje

Fort Oranje is a historic fortress located in in the Dutch Caribbean. It is located in , the island's capital, on a cliff overlooking Oranje Bay.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fort in Oranjestad, St Eustatius, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Fort” and “Fort Orange”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include F. D. Roosevelt Airport and The Quill.

Aerodrome
Photo: Whellebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the located on the Dutch Caribbean island of . It was opened as "Golden Rock Airport" in 1946 and renamed for Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Volcano
Photo: Whellebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Mount Mazinga, is a stratovolcano located on the island of in the . The summit elevation of 601 m above sea level makes it the second highest mountain in the Netherlands. is situated 2½ km east of Fort Oranje.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjestad.

Town
Photo: Whellebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town of 1,038 inhabitants; it is the capital and largest town of the island of in the . It is not to be confused with the far larger in .

Fort Oranje

Latitude
17.48192° or 17° 28′ 55″ north
Longitude
-62.98649° or 62° 59′ 11″ west
Open location code
779VF2J7+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 275387965
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3513430
Wiki­data ID
Q2730234
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Satellite Map

Discover Fort Oranje from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Fort Oranje” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fort Oranje (Sint Eustatius)”
  • Dutch: “Fort Oranje”
  • French: “fort Oranje”
  • French: “Fort Oranje”
  • Papiamento: “Fort Oranje”
  • Polish: “Fort Oranje”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Oranje”

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Localities in the Area

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