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BonaireBonaire is the second largest island of the Dutch Antilles, part of the Lesser Antilles group in the Caribbean Sea. With a population of around 12000 it covers 110 sq miles in area and it's situation has Curaçao 20 miles to it's west and Venezuela is about 50 miles away to the south. It's an island with two parts; the southern region is flat, sandy and scrubby whilst to the north it is and hilly with the highest point, Mt. Brandaris, nearly 800 feet high. Most of the island is composed of limestone which was formed by coral over millions of years and the capital Kralendijk, a small, quiet and architecturally interesting town, is named after the coral. There is a small uninhaited island nearby of about 3 sq miles area with white sand beaches and clear seas so it's very popular with windsurfers, snorkelers and divers. It is a very dry area with less than 20" of rain a year and an average temperature over 80 degrees Fahrenheit. UK based and need some medium term car insurance? how about no deposit car insurance?
The island was used as a slave market by colonialists who brought their
human cargo to toil in the plantations of nearby Curaçao and when slavery
was finally abolished many of these unfortunately were simply left there so
the population now is a blend of their decendants, with some Spanish, Dutch
and Native American mixed in. Most of the population is descended from black
slaves, while the remainder are various admixtures of native American
Indian, Spanish, and Dutch. Along with slavery and suppression the
colonialists brought along their own religion as well so the majority of
people presently belong to the Roman Catholic faith. Politically the island
is governed at local level through their own Island Council, with
representation in the Dutch Antilles government in Curaçao.
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