Aruba



Aruba

Definition

Aruba is an island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean region.

Aruba is north of the Paraguana Peninsula, Falcon State, Venezuela.

Together with Curaçao and Bonaire Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands of the Leeward Antilles, the southern island chain of the Lesser Antilles.

Aruba is an autonomous region within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Aruba has no administrative subdivisions.

Aruba lies outside the hurricane belt.

Related Terms

Other terms related to 'Aruba' starting with the letter 'A'

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