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The Bonaire National Marine Park or BNMP is one of the oldest marine reserves in the world. It includes the sea around Bonaire and Klein Bonaire from the high water line to a depth of sixty meters (approximately 200 feet). The park was established in 1979 and covers 2700 hectares (6700 acres) and includes a coral reef, seagrass, and mangrove ...
Klein Bonaire (Dutch for "Little Bonaire") is an islet located off the western coast Bonaire, about a 0.5 mile from Kralendijk. [81] [82] The small island is 700 hectares (2.7 sq miles) in size. [83] The island is accessible by boat for divers, snorkelers, and day-trippers.
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The IBA provides a roost site for magnificent frigatebirds. Lac Bay is a shallow bay on the south-eastern coast of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands.It has a fringing reef at its mouth and contains about 100 ha of mangroves as well as a small harbour for fishing vessels.
Harry Belafonte often visited and liked the Caribbean island of Bonaire. [3] Belafonte together with Maurice Neme of Oranjestad, Aruba embarked on a joint venture to create a luxurious private community on Bonaire. [4] On 3 June 1966, the construction of the neighbourhood started which was named Belnem after Belafonte and Neme.
Antriol was founded in 1626 by Spanish and Portuguese citizens who had been deported from Aruba and Curaçao to Bonaire. It was originally named Al Interior (the interior) which was corrupted to Antriol or Entrejol. [3] The people of Antriol were mainly employed in the salt mines and lived in self-made houses. It wasn't until the 1930s, that ...