SSS-øyene

Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The SSS islands and nearby islands in the northern Lesser Antilles. thumb|A view across Saba from Mount Scenery. thumb|The Quill volcano on Sint Eustatius. thumb|Philipsburg on Sint Maarten. Etymology Probably a nb nl SSS-eilanden SSS islands 1. The initialism is formed from the names of the three islands: Dutch nl Saba (S), nl Sint Eustatius (S) and nl Sint Maarten (S). The final element, nb øyene the islands, is the definite plural of nb øy island, inherited from nb non ey island, from nb gem-pro *awjō island, floodplain, from earlier gem-pro *agwjō, ultimately from nb ine-pro *h₂ékʷeh₂ water. Parallel formations include nl SSS-eilanden, de SSS-Inseln, fr îles SSS, es islas SSS and en SSS islands SSS islands. Pronunciation nb /ɛs.ɛsˈɛsˌœʏ.ən.ə/ [ɛs.ɛsˈɛs.ˌœʏ̯.ən.ə] nb ɛsœʏənə 6 nb S S S øy en e Proper noun nb proper noun p SSS-øyene SSS islands; nb a <<group of islands>> in the <<r/Caribbean>> Islands Geographic and cultural areas of North America, comprising Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten, in the northern Lesser Antilles. nb SSS-øyene ligger nordøst i Karibia, langt fra ABC-øyene. The SSS islands lie in the northeastern Caribbean, far from the ABC islands. nb 1 Reiser til De Nederlandske Antillene Travelmarket.no https://www.travelmarket.no/de-nederlandske-antillene/charterreiser.cfm SSS-øyene består av Sint Maarten, Saba og Sint Eustatius, som ligger øst for Puerto Rico. The SSS islands consist of Sint Maarten, Saba and Sint Eustatius, which lie east of Puerto Rico. https://web.archive.org/web/20260804181831/https://www.travelmarket.no/de-nederlandske-antillene/charterreiser.cfm 4 August 2026 Usage notes nb SSS-øyene is a geographical collective name, not a single administrative unit. Sint Maarten is a constituent country of nb Kongeriket Nederlandene the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while Saba and Sint Eustatius are special municipalities of nb Nederland the Netherlands. In political contexts, the third member is normally Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin. In broader geographical contexts, the entire island of Saint Martin may be included. nb SSS-øyene should not be confused with nb BES-øyene the BES Islands: both include Saba and Sint Eustatius, but the SSS Islands include Sint Maarten, whereas the BES Islands include Bonaire. See also nb ABC-øyene ABC islands nb BES-øyene BES Islands nb Karibisk Nederland Caribbean Netherlands nb Nederlandsk Karibia Dutch Caribbean References “Forkortelser” at Språkrådet. “De Nederlandse Caraïben vijftien jaar na de staatskundige hervorming” at Statistics Netherlands. “Geography of the Dutch Caribbean” at the Dutch Caribbean Species Register. “Reiser til De Nederlandske Antillene” at Travelmarket.no.