Outline of The Netherlands Antilles - Geography

Geography

  • Netherlands Antilles was: a territory of the Netherlands
    • Dissolved: 10 October 2010,
  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
      • North America (though not on the mainland)
    • Atlantic Ocean
      • North Atlantic
        • Caribbean
          • Antilles
            • Lesser Antilles (island chain)
    • Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
    • Extreme points of Netherlands Antilles
      • High: Mount Scenery on Saba 877 m (2,877 ft)
      • Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
    • Land boundaries: Saint Martin 15 km
    • Coastline: Caribbean Sea 364 km
  • Population of the Netherlands Antilles:
  • Area of the Netherlands Antilles:
  • Atlas of the Netherlands Antilles

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