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The Quill/Boven National Park is a national park on St. Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands that covers 5.4 km².

Initially, efforts regarding the park started in 1996 by the Island Council and it was designated the first national park by the government of the Netherlands Antilles in 1998. The Quill National Park covers the area around The Quill volcano, its highest point is 600 meters above sea level and consists of a forested area where acacia species, Mimosoideae, and the “Gum Tree” are commonly found. You can find various bird species here as well as endangered ones (the Antillean iguana and the red-bellied grass snake).

Oranjestad is the capital of the island of Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands, located on the west side of the island on Oranje Bay.

The city can be divided into a lower city and an upper city. The lower town, situated on the water, was once densely made up of warehouses and places of entertainment for the thousands of ship’s crews who arrived here at the Bay in the 18th century. The Upper Town is the commercial center of the city with a restored center called the “Historic Core.” In the 17th and 18th centuries, Oranjestad was an important trading center, but from the beginning of the 19th century, trading activities declined sharply. One of the most noteworthy sights here is the Fort Oranje, a well-preserved fortification from 1636.