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surfing in Netherlands Antilles |
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Surf Spot |
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El Galleon |
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right and left |
reef-coral |
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all surfers |
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Klein Curaçao Rights |
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right |
reef-coral |
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experienced surfers |
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Playa canoa |
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right and left |
reef-coral |
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all surfers |
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Saba Island |
2
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right |
reef-coral |
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experienced surfers |
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Sint Joris |
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right and left |
sand-bar |
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experienced surfers |
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Netherlands Antilles at a glance |
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Location: Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - composed of five islands, Curacao and Bonaire located off the coast of Venezuela, and St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius lie east of the US Virgin Islands
Geographic coordinates: 12° 15' N, 68° 45' W
Coastline: 364 km km
Climate: tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds
Terrain: generally hilly, volcanic interiors
Elevation: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m
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
Currency: Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG)
Population: 221,736 (July 2006 est.)
Languages: Papiamento 65.4% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), English 15.9% (widely spoken), Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, other 1.9%, unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
Capital: Willemstad
Divisions: none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
note: each island has its own government
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comment by b r ai n....., 2006-10-30 20:50:24