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Oranjestad (UK: / ɒˈrænjəstɑːt / orr-AN-yə-staht, [2] US: / ɔːˈrɑːn -, oʊˈrɑːn -/ or-AHN-, oh-RAHN-, [3][4] Dutch: [oːˈrɑɲəstɑt]; literally " Orange City"), the capital and most populous of Aruba 's eight regions, is located on the southwestern coast of the island. In Papiamento, the local language, Oranjestad is commonly ...
Aruba (/ əˈruːbə / ə-ROO-bə, Dutch: [aːˈrubaː] or [aːˈrybaː] ⓘ, Papiamento: [aˈruba]), officially the Country of Aruba (Dutch: Land Aruba; Papiamento: Pais Aruba), is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, situated in the southern Caribbean Sea.
Aruba has a barrier reef, it generally lies about 400 yards (370 m) offshore and extends along the southwest coast between Punta Brabo and Oranjestad. It is composed of coral and is capped by a beach ridge of coral fragments 2 to 10 feet (0.61 to 3.05 m) in height. On the seaward side, the reef extends to a depth of at least 150 feet (46 m).
The ABC islands is the physical group of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, the three westernmost islands of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.These have a shared political history and a status of Dutch underlying ownership, since the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 ceded them back to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as Curaçao and Dependencies from 1815.
Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius. Beach of Lower Town. Fl (3) W 15s. Oranjestad (Dutch pronunciation: [oːˈrɑɲəstɑt]; English: Orange [4] Town) is a small town of 1,038 inhabitants; [1] it is the capital and largest town of the island of Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands. It's not to be confused with the far larger Oranjestad in Aruba.
Eagle Beach (or Arend Beach) is a beach and neighbourhood of Oranjestad, Aruba. The neighbourhood is famous for its many low-rise resorts and wide public beach. [2] It is the widest beach of Aruba, [3] and has soft white sand. It has been rated one of the best beaches in the world. [4][3] This is not a nude beach.
A map of Aruba, showing points of interest. The island of Aruba is one of the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea.Aruba has no administrative subdivisions, but, for census purposes, is divided into six districts, each of which has many neighbourhoods within it.
Outline of Aruba. The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Aruba: Aruba – Caribbean island nation that is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [1] Aruba comprises the Island of Aruba, an island of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, 33 kilometres (21 mi) in length in the southern Caribbean Sea ...