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Klein Curaçao (English: Little Curaçao) is a 1.7-square-kilometre (170 ha; 0.66 sq mi) uninhabited island belonging to, and lying 10 km south-east of, Curaçao, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean.
Curaçao includes the main island of Curaçao and the much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao"). [12] Curaçao has a population of 158,665 (January 2019 est.), [ 2 ] with an area of 444 km 2 (171 sq mi); its capital is Willemstad . [ 12 ]
Oostpunt (also Land van Maal) [2] is a geozone (region) on the island of Curaçao.It is located on the easternmost point of the island. [2] Since the 1870s, [4] the area has been privately owned by the Maal family, and most of the area is off-limits, [5] with the exception of the villages of Oostpunt, Sint Joris, and Santa Catharina.
The discovery of guano on Klein Curaçao by John Godden [1] in 1871, sparked a "guano mania" across the Antillean islands, including Curaçao (Santa Barbara). [2] In 1874, J. H. Waters Gravenhorst is credited with the discovery of guano in Aruba, [3] although an earlier interest was shown by an American named S.R. Kimball in 1859.
Interior of Klein Sint Michiel. Klein Sint Michiel was one of the major plantations of Curaçao, and used to produce salt. [14] [15] The current plantation house was constructed in 1863, and has a rectangular core with a gallery. [16] The estate is privately owned and in near original condition, [15] and has been designated a monument. [16]
Little Curaçao is an island no man can settle, and a pink lighthouse is all that's left. Just to the southeast of the Caribbean island of Curaçao is the small ghostly island of Klein ...
In addition, the WIC also wanted farmers to grow commercial crops. These included indigo, cotton, tobacco, Turkish wheat or sorgo and sugar cane. The first plantations were built from around 1650. They include locations in Hato, Savonet, St. Barbara, Santa Maria, Groot Piscadera, Groot and Klein Sint Joris, and San Juan. Some of the plantations ...
The harbour of Willemstad, capital of Curaçao. This article presents a list of populated places in Curaçao.Curaçao is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of the Venezuelan coast.