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Netherlands Antilles Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(part of the Dutch realm)

Location:

Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - one includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela and the other is east of the Virgin Islands

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

total area:

960 sq km

land area:

960 sq km

comparative area:

slightly less than 5.5 times the size of Washington, DC

note:

includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

364 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive fishing zone:

12 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds

Terrain:

generally hilly, volcanic interiors

Natural resources:

phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

92%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt, so rarely threatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October

international agreements:

party to - Whaling (extended from Netherlands)

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