Hooiberg
Also known as haystack, hay stack, hay barrack, hooiberg hill, conical hill, cone hill
'''''' (Dutch: /ˈɦojbɛrx/ ()) is a distinctively shaped, conical hill located at the heart of the island of Aruba. This geological formation is a prominent and recognizable landmark that has long captured the attention of locals and visitors alike—Hooiberg is Aruba's centerpiece.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Hooiberg
- Mountain.photo
- Aruba-Hooiberg-2013.JPG
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Hooiberg photographed from the Casibari rocks
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 165
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 165
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location of Hooiberg in Aruba
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.type
- Conical hill
- Mountain.native_name_lang
- nl
- Mountain.translation
- Haystack
- Mountain.geology
- Hooibergite
- Mountain.district
- Santa Cruz
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Name
- Geology
- Landscape
- Rock type
- History
- Aruba seen by the Dutch
- Aruba seen by the English
- Tragedy at Hooiberg 83
- The concrete staircase
- Culture and agriculture
- Coat of arms of Aruba
- Pre-refinery industries
- Aloe industry
- Peanut industry
- Climbing record
- Hooiberg views
- References
'''''' (Dutch: /ˈɦojbɛrx/ ()) is a distinctively shaped, conical hill located at the heart of the island of Aruba. This geological formation is a prominent and recognizable landmark that has long captured the attention of locals and visitors alike—Hooiberg is Aruba's centerpiece.
== Name == thumb|Hooiberg in Spanish and w/ different spelling in Dutch. 1. Cerro de Paja ò Pan de Azucar (1794) 2. Hooy berg (1825) 3. Hooij-berg (1825).|left|179x179px Many old place names (toponyms) on Aruba have indigenous origins, but the language that was spoken in the past has been lost to posterity. Historically, this hill was known as Orcuyo, an old indigenous name.
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On the map
3 mapped locations