Geography of the Netherlands Antilles
Geography of the Netherlands Antilles.
Detailed map showing Sint-Maarten.
The Netherlands Antilles are in the Carib-
bean Sea. It consists of two island groups,
one including Curaçao and Bonaire,
just
north of Venezuela, and the other east of the
Virgin Islands.
Its geographical coordinates are Coordin-
ates: 12°15′N 68°45′W / 12.25°N 68.75°W /
12.25; -68.75. The Netherlands Antilles has
960 km². of land, including no major lakes or
other bodies of water.
Territory includes the islands of Curaçao,
Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten
(which is the Dutch part of the island of Saint
Martin).
Its only land boundary is with
France on the island of Saint Martin, which is
10.2 kilometers in length. The Netherlands
Antilles has 364 kilometers of coastline.
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical; ameliorated by north-
east trade winds
Terrain: generally hilly, volcanic interiors
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m
Natural resources: phosphates (Curaçao
only), salt (Bonaire only)
Land use:
arable land: 10%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 90% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA km²
Natural hazards: Curaçao 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
Environment - current issues: NA
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