🌋 Saba Islanders

Saba Islanders

Saba islanders (~2,000) inhabit a 5 km² volcanic peak rising steeply from the Caribbean Sea to 887m (Mount Scenery). They face steep volcanic terrain (no beaches or flat land), hurricanes, tropical storms, extreme isolation, and challenging access—one tiny airport with world's shortest commercial runway (400m). Entire island is a dormant volcano. Living on near-vertical slopes, unique Dutch-Caribbean culture, hurricane-resistant architecture, and survival on a tiny volcanic pinnacle in the hurricane belt characterize this Caribbean outlier.