Green Island (Saba)

Green Island
	Map with Green Island north of Saba
Waters	Caribbean Sea
Archipelago	Leeward Islands
Geographical location	17 ° 38 '56 " N , 63 ° 13' 48" W Coordinates: 17 ° 38 '56 " N , 63 ° 13' 48" W.
length	85 m
width	45 m
surface	0.3 ha
Highest elevation	20 m
Residents	uninhabited

Green Island ( Dutch Groeneiland ) is a small Dutch rocky island in the Caribbean . It is located 250 m north of the island of Saba .

The island is uninhabited and partly overgrown with low subtropical plants. According to a study from 1997, brown pelicans , noddis ( Anous stolidus ), white-bellied boobies and the relatively rare red-billed tropical birds have been observed on Green Island . Of these, the three last-named species probably also nest on the island.

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Oblique aerial view of Green Island

Individual evidence

↑ Anna Rojer: Biological Inventory of Saba - results. The Fauna - Birds - Seabirds. November 1997, archived from the original on July 17, 2009 ; accessed on October 16, 2017 (English).

[1] Anna Rojer: Biological Inventory of Saba - results. The Fauna - Birds - Seabirds. November 1997, archived from the original on July 17, 2009 ; accessed on October 16, 2017 (English).