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  2. Geography of Aruba - Wikipedia

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    The geography of Aruba, located at the juncture of the South American and Caribbean tectonic plates, has been shaped by a complex interplay of geological processes.From its flat expanses to its rugged coastlines, Aruba's geography and geology reveal the island's geographical diversity and its underlying geological formations, offering a comprehensive understanding of Aruba's terrain and ...

  3. Aruba - Wikipedia

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    Aruba (/ ə ˈ r uː b ə / ə-ROO-bə, Dutch: [aːˈrubaː] or [aːˈrybaː] ⓘ, Papiamento:), officially the Country of Aruba (Dutch: Land Aruba; Papiamento: Pais Aruba), is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná and 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Curaçao. [7]

  4. Outline of Aruba - Wikipedia

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    ArubaCaribbean 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 , 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of the Paraguaná Peninsula , Falcón State , Venezuela .

  5. ABC islands (Leeward Antilles) - Wikipedia

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    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 islands 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.

  6. List of cities in Aruba - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    Political map of Caribbean. Generally, the Caribbean region is organized into 33 political entities, ... Aruba: Latitude 12°N. Climate data for Oranjestad, Aruba ...

  8. Geology of Aruba - Wikipedia

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    Geological map of Aruba. Source: Rijks Geologische Dienst. [1] The island of Aruba formed within the past 145 million years, beginning in the Cretaceous, as part of the Lesser Antilles island arc. The island is built on a thick sequence of volcanic rock, but also has carbonate sediment deposits because it was submerged for parts of its ...

  9. Caribmap - Wikipedia

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    Caribmap is a non-profit online library of historical and modern maps, including topographic maps, of the Caribbean islands. [1] Since its establishment in 1999, the site has accumulated approximately 1800 maps of the islands that have been printed since the beginning of the 16th century [2] The purpose of the site is to allow users, such as historians and scientists, to gain detailed ...