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Netherlands Antilles Geography
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| Location: |
Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - one includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela; the other is east of the Virgin Islands
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| Geographic coordinates: |
12 15 N, 68 45 W
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| Map references: |
Central America and the Caribbean
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| Area: |
total:
960 sq km
land:
960 sq km
water:
0 sq km
note:
includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)
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| Area - comparative: |
more than five times the size of Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
10.2 km
border countries:
Guadeloupe (Saint Martin) 10.2 km
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| Maritime claims: |
exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds
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| Terrain: |
generally hilly, volcanic interiors
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point:
Mount Scenery 862 m
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| Natural resources: |
phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)
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| Land use: |
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
90% (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt and are rarely threatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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