Netherlands Antilles

Map of Netherlands Antilles

Official name: Netherlands Antilles Capital: Willemstad Area: total: 960 sq km note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin) water: 0 sq km land: 960 sq km Location: Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - one includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela; the other is east of the Virgin Islands Geographic coordinates: 12 15 N, 68 45 W Comparative Area: more than five times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: total: 10.2 km border countries: Guadeloupe (Saint Martin) 10.2 km Coastline: 364 km Terrain: generally hilly, volcanic interiors Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m