Flat Point

Flat Point was formed during volcanic activity about 5,000 years ago. A large lava flow flowed down the northeast side of the island into the ocean, forming the Flat Point peninsula as it cooled. The plantation was the site of at least one indigo boiling house, two wells, and two domestic structures for enslaved Africans. On some maps, Flat Point is called “Rodney’s Head”. Nearly the entire population of the island was in attendance for the landing. In the 1960s, construction of an airport at Flat Point began, as Flat Point is one of the only level areas on the entire island. == Nature ==

Geology Flat Point was created by a large (basaltic andesite or andesitic Flora and fauna Vegetation on Flat Point consist mostly of grasses, cacti, and succulents, due to the dry conditions and thin soil resulting from continuous coastal winds. Off the coast of Flat Point are protected coral reefs that are part of the Saba National Marine Park. Birdwatchers can see numerous bird species at Flat Point, including the Common Ground Dove (Columbigallina passerina nigrirostris), the Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus stolidus), and the Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla). The hike is an out-and-back trail extending to the Flat Point Tide Pools, about 15–25 minutes each way. The trail passes by the ruins of the indigo boiling house of the so-called Flat Point Plantation. and sharp rocks when exploring the tide pools. == Gallery ==

File:Gezicht op de kust van Saba, Bestanddeelnr 252-8279.jpg|Photo of Flat Point before construction of airport File:Saba Airport, Most Dangerous Airport in the World, Horizontal (6550007689).jpg|Photo of Flat Point after construction of airport File:Saba airport 2.jpg|Saba's airport, Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport File:Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba, Nov 2009.jpg|Propeller plane preparing for takeoff from Flat Point File:Saba Flughafen.jpg|Saba's runway on Flat Point == References ==