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The
Netherlands Antilles
was formerly known as
the West Indies Netherlands
or the Netherlands Antilles
and West Indies. The
Netherlands Antilles
is part of the Lesser
Antilles and is comprised
of two groups of islands
in the Caribbean Sea,
namely the islands Curacao
and Bonaire islands.
The islands of Bonaire
are located immediately
adjacent to the coast
of Venezuela, while
St. Eustatius, Saba
and St. Martin are located
on the southern part
of the Virgin Islands.
The islands are part
of the autonomous region
of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands. Tourism
and oil are the bastions
of islands 'economy.
Places to visit in Netherlands
Antilles are located
primarily in its two
island groups. Places
to visit in Netherlands
Antilles range of bodies
of high mountains.
There
are two groups of islands,
which attract the most
tourists in the Netherlands
Antilles. The main areas
are:
# Leeward
Islands (Benedenwindse
Islands), which are
part of the Leeward
Caribbean chain of islands
located near the Venezuelan
coast.
# Bonaire, which includes
the island of Klein
Bonaire, also known
as Little Bonaire islands.
# Curacao, which includes
the island of Curacao
Klein, also known as
Little Curacao islands.
# Windward Islands (Bovenwindse
Islands), which is east
of Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands. The
Windward Islands are
formed by a volcanic
terrain. Thus, the region
is not conducive to
agriculture. The Leeward
Islands also have a
land of origin coral.
Mount Scenery which
rises to a height of
2828 m is the highest
point on the island
of Saba and also in
the Netherlands. Summers
are not the right time
to visit these islands,
as they experience May
hurricanes during this
period.
# Saba
# Saint-Eustache
# Sint Maarten, is the
region south of the
island Saint-Martin,
while the northern part
of the island of St.
Martin is the french.
The Netherlands Antilles
has a warm and pleasant
climate. Thus, you can
visit the islands every
year.
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