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Map showing Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. Relative distance between mainland Netherlands in Europe and the Caribbean Netherlands. The Caribbean BES islands are subdivisions of the country of the Netherlands and are therefore referred to as the "Caribbean Netherlands."
- Dutch Caribbean
Map of the Dutch Caribbean islands. Those countries and...
- Saba (island)
The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of...
- Netherlands Antilles
There are three Caribbean islands that are countries (Dutch:...
- Dutch Caribbean
Caribisch Nederland ( Dutch) Overseas region of the Netherlands. Flag. Coat of arms. Location of the Caribbean Netherlands (green and circled) in the Caribbean. From left to right: Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius. Coordinates: 12°11′N 68°14′W. / 12.183°N 68.233°W / 12.183; -68.233. Country.
- 328 km² (127 sq mi)
- 10 October 2010
- Wilbert Stolte
- Netherlands
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The Caribbean Netherlands is a geographic region of the Netherlands located outside of Europe, in the Caribbean, consisting of three so-called special municipalities. These are the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, as they are also known in legislation, or the BES islands for short.
Bonaire ( / bɒˈnɛər / bon-AIR, [7] Dutch: [boːˈnɛːr (ə)] ⓘ; [8] Papiamento: [bʊˈne̝i̯ru]) is a Caribbean island in the Leeward Antilles, and is a special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island.
