The term "Netherlands Antilles" refers to a former autonomous Caribbean territory that was part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It comprised several islands, including Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba, and Sint Maarten. The name reflects the historical connection to the Netherlands and the region's colonial past. In 2010, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved, and its islands were restructured, with some becoming special municipalities of the Netherlands and others gaining greater autonomy.
The country code and area code of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles is 599, (0)7.
The country code and area code of Saba, Netherlands Antilles is 599, (0)4.
The area of Caribbean Netherlands is 328 square kilometers.
The country code and area code of St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles is 599, (0)3.
The Greater Antilles is the area within the Caribbean that contains 85 percent of the population of the region. This subregion includes countries such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica, which have some of the highest population densities in the Caribbean.
The Greater Antilles area is affected by both the North American Plate moving westward and the Caribbean Plate moving eastward. The movement between these two tectonic plates results in the formation of the Caribbean Plate tectonic boundary, creating geological features like the Puerto Rico Trench and the volcanoes of the Lesser Antilles.
The area of Lesser Antilles is 13,012 square kilometers.
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Curacao is one of the ABC Islands in the Southern Caribbean (off of Venezuela's coast). The ABC Islands were part of the Dutch or Netherlands Antillies comprised of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao. In late 2010, Curacao became an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the "Netherlands Antilles" was dissolved.
No. The area referred to as the "Caribbean Islands" is generally a part of the "West Indies". The area formerly known as the "East Indies" is now known as Indonesia.
The Greater Antilles are located near a transform plate boundary between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate. These plates are silding past one another. In the area where these plates meet, stress builds up, which is released in the form of earthquakes.
In terms of geography, St Marteen is considered to be an island that is part of a chain that makes up the archipelago of the Lesser Antilles and the Leeward Islands. St Marteen is located in the waters of the Caribbean Sea.