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fiogf49gjkf0d THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ARE MADE UP OF SIX ISLANDS, IN THE
LESSER ANTILLES AND SITUATED IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA. THE
TOTAL AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 993SQ KM. THESE SIX ISLANDS MAY
BE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS OF THREE: THE SOUTHERN AND THE
NORTHERN ISLANDS.
THE SOUTHERN ISLANDS, ARE SITUATED ABOUT 96KM OFF THE COAST
OF VENEZUELA. THEY TEND TO BE DRY, ROCKY AND MOSTLY
FLATLANDS. CURACAO IS THE LARGEST ISLAND AT 444SQ KM. THIS
ISLAND ALSO CONTAINS THE HIGHEST PEAK AT 375M. BONAIRE
ISLAND IS THE SECOND LARGEST ISLAND, WITH AN AREA OF 289SQ
KM, ELEVATIONS REACHING 240M. FINALLY THE SMALLEST ISLAND
OF THE SOUTHERN GROUP IS ARUBA, COVERING 196SQ KM. CACTI
ARE POPULAR THROUGHOUT THESE ISLANDS.
VOLCANIC ROCK IS THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE NORTHERN ISLANDS,
ALONG WITH IT'S ELEVATIONS BEING HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE
SOUTHERN GROUP. SABA IS THE HIGHEST PEAK AT 860M. THESE
ISLANDS ARE GENERALLY SMALLER, WITH ST. MAARTEN BEING THE
BIGGEST AT 33SQ KM. VEGETATION IS MORE COMMON ON THE
NORTHERN ISLANDS.
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