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Netherlands Antilles Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/netherlands_antilles/netherlands_antilles_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - one includes Curacaoand Bonaire north of Venezuela and the other is east of the Virgin Islands Geographic coordinates 12 15 N, 68 45 W Map references Central America and the Caribbean Area
Area - comparative more than five times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries
Coastline 364 km Maritime claims
Climate tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds Terrain generally hilly, volcanic interiors Elevation extremes
Natural resources phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) Land use
Irrigated land NA sq km Natural hazards Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt, so are rarelythreatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanesfrom July to October Environment - current issues NA Environment - international agreements
NOTE: The information regarding Netherlands Antilles on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Netherlands Antilles Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Netherlands Antilles Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |