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St. Eustatius

American  
[yoo-stey-shee-uhs, -shuhs] / juˈsteɪ ʃi əs, -ʃəs /

noun

  1. an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the E West Indies. 7 sq. mi. (18 sq. km).


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But the real villain of the tale is unmistakable: It is Rodney, dispatched to St. Eustatius in 1781 with 13 warships to halt the arms smuggling.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

International travelers to St. Kitts and Nevis must stay at certain hotels, and St. Eustatius requires visitors to register their reason for traveling before giving approval.

From Washington Times Mar. 2, 2021

In the neighboring island of St. Eustatius, U.S.-based NuStar Energy plans to have its 13-million-barrel Statia oil terminal fully reopened by mid-October, the firm said last week.

From Reuters Oct. 3, 2017

The islands of Anguilla, Saba and St. Eustatius are also under a tropical storm warning.

From Washington Post Sep. 8, 2017

St. Eustatius was reconquered by a French force from St. Kitts in the early part of 1667.

From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Haring, Clarence Henry

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