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From 1525, the island was featured on Spanish maps as Curaçote, Curasaote, Curasaore, and even Curacaute. [19] By the 17th century, it appeared on most maps as Curaçao or Curazao. [18] On a map created by Hieronymus Cock in 1562 in Antwerp, the island was called Qúracao. [20]
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Curaçao. Type: Country with 160,000 residents. Description: island country in the Caribbean, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Languages: Dutch and Papiamento. Categories: island country, country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and locality. Location: Caribbean, North America. View on OpenStreetMap.
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Apr 2, 2021 · Map of the ABC Islands with Curaçao in the center. The island of Curaçao is positioned on the continental shelf of South America. Like the other islands of Bonaire and Aruba, Curaçao is also situated outside the Hurricane Alley of the Caribbean Sea.
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Nov 15, 2021 · This map shows cities, towns, roads, villages, resorts, beaches, dive sites, points of interest, tourist attractions and sightseeings on Curaçao. You may download, print or use the above map for educational, personal and non-commercial purposes. Attribution is required.
Dec 3, 2023 · Sovereign state: Kingdom of the Netherlands. Capital: Willemstad. Area: 171 sq mi (444 sq km). Population: ~ 165,000. Cities and towns: Willemstad, Barber, Boca Samí, Brievengat, Saliña, Santa Catarina, Santa Rosa, Sint Michiel, Sint Willibrordus, Soto, Westpunt. Official language: Papiamentu, Dutch, English.
Curaçao, as well as the rest of the ABC islands and Trinidad and Tobago, lies on the continental shelf of South America. It is a thin island with a generally hilly topography; the highest point is Christoffelberg 372 m (1,220 ft) in the northwest. [1]
Curaçao is an island in the Caribbean Sea, among the group known as the ABC Islands alongside Aruba and Bonaire. This trio is located near Venezuela, and is considered to be outside the Caribbean's so-called "hurricane zone"; vacations to the island are rarely disrupted by tropical storms.
