Bonaire
Bonaire is an island of the Caribbean Netherlands and the former Netherlands Antilles. It is a special municipality (public body) of the Netherlands. It lies off the coast of Venezuela, near the islands of Aruba and Curaçao, which are also parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Bonaire lies at 12°11′N 68°16′W / 12.183°N 68.267°W. It has a land area of 288 km². In 2014 about 18,000 people were living there.
Kralendijk is the island's capital city.
Bonaire Media
- Teradisoloisuavebiento
Traditional old houses with cactus fences, preserved in the outdoor museum of Rincon, Bonaire
Fort Oranje in Kralendijk, built in 1639
Red Slave Huts, Island of Bonaire. Copyright 2006.
Royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955
Enlargeable, detailed map of Bonaire
Satellite image of Bonaire and the small island of Klein Bonaire
Map of Bonaire, 1914–1917
Rock hind (Epinephelus ascensions) at the cleaning station.
wild donkeys on the north side of the island
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