The Quill

The Quill, 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.
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  • Type: Volcano
  • Description: stratovolcano on Sint Eustatius, the Caribbean Netherlands
  • Also known as: “De Kuil”, “Mazinga”, and “Mont Mazinga”

Places of Interest

Highlights include F. D. Roosevelt Airport and Fort Oranje.

Aerodrome
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is the located on the Dutch Caribbean island of . It was opened as "Golden Rock Airport" in 1946 and renamed for Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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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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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjestad.

Town
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is a small town of 1,038 inhabitants; it is the capital and largest town of the island of in the .

The Quill

Latitude
17.4773° or 17° 28′ 38″ north
Longitude
-62.963° or 62° 57′ 47″ west
Open location code
779VF2GP+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 279150272
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q1586079
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Satellite Map

Discover The Quill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“The Quill” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل كويل”
  • Basque: “Quill”
  • Basque: “The Quill”
  • Cebuano: “The Quill”
  • Chinese: “奎尔火山”
  • Chinese: “奎爾火山”
  • Croatian: “Quill (vulkan)”
  • Croatian: “Quill”
  • Czech: “Quill”
  • Dutch: “The Quill”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ذا كويل”
  • French: “Quill”
  • Galician: “Quill”
  • Georgian: “კილი”
  • German: “The Quill”
  • Japanese: “クイル山”
  • Persian: “آتشفشان د کویل”
  • Polish: “Mount Mazinga”
  • Polish: “The Quill”
  • Russian: “Квилл”
  • Russian: “Киль”
  • Slovak: “Quill”
  • Spanish: “Quill”
  • Swedish: “The Quill”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіль”
  • Western Frisian: “The Quill”
  • Wu Chinese: “奎尔火山”

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