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  2. Bombardment of Curaçao - Wikipedia

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    In the short engagement, the Germans fired at least five 10.5 cm (4.13 in) shells at the petroleum tanks. None hit their target but the sound of the explosions woke up the sleeping Dutch coastal artillery detachment on the island. They rushed to their two 120 mm (4.7 in) naval gun battery that protected the tanks and opened fire.

  3. File:Map of Dutch Guiana and of Curaçao, Bonaire, and Aruba ...

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    A map of the Dutch settlements of Surinam, Demerary, Issequibo, Berbices, and the islands of Curassoa, Aruba, Bonaire, &c., with the French colony of Cayenne, and the adjacent Spanish countries, taken from a map executed under the patronage of the ...

  4. Curaçao - Wikipedia

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    One explanation for the island's name is that Curaçao was the autonym by which its indigenous peoples identified themselves. [16] Early Spanish accounts support this theory, referring to the indigenous peoples as Indios Curaçaos. [17] From 1525, the island was featured on Spanish maps as Curaçote, Curasaote, Curasaore, and even Curacaute. [18]

  5. History of Curaçao - Wikipedia

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    They plundered weapons, ammunition and the treasury of the island. [11] They also managed to capture the Governor of the island, Leonardus Albertus Fruytier, and hauled him off to Venezuela on the stolen American ship Maracaibo. [10] Following the raid the Dutch government decided to permanently station marines and ships on the island. [11] [12]

  6. Is your Myrtle Beach area home built atop or near an ... - AOL

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    Some of Horry’s fastest-growing areas sit atop the WWII bombing range. Between 1942 and 1947 the Conway Bombing and Gunnery Range, BGR, was the target of air crews dropping bombs, firing rockets ...

  7. Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies - Wikipedia

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    Shortly thereafter, on 3 March 1951, the Island Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Eilandenregeling Nederlandse Antillen or ERNA; Papiamento: Regulashon Insular delas Antias Hulandes or RIAH) was issued by royal decree, giving fairly substantial autonomy to the various island territories in the Netherlands Antilles. A consolidated ...

  8. Geography of Curaçao - Wikipedia

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    Aerial view of the coast of Curaçao Enlargeable, detailed map of Curaçao Green Iguana from Curaçao. Curaçao, as well as the rest of the ABC islands and Trinidad and Tobago, lies on the continental shelf of South America. It is a thin island with a generally hilly topography; the highest point is Christoffelberg 372 m (1,220 ft) in the ...

  9. Curacao defeats Taiwan 2-0 in Little League World Series ...

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    Curacao starter Helmir Helmijr threw 5 ⅓ innings, allowing just the one hit and throwing four strikeouts. He left the game after reaching the 85-pitch limit to a standing ovation.