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Geography of Aruba - Definition and Overview |
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This article describes the geography of Aruba.
- Location
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- Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
- Geographic coordinates
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- 12° 30′ N, 69° 58′ W
- Map references
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- Central America and the Caribbean
- Area
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- Total: 193 km²
- Land: 193 km²
- Water: 0 km²
- Land boundaries
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- 0 km
- Coastline
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- 68.5 km
- Maritime claims
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- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Climate
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- Tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
- Terrain
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- Flat with a few hills; scant vegetation
- Elevation extremes
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- Natural resources
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- Negligible; white sandy beaches
- Land use
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- Arable land: 10.53% (including aloe 0.01%)
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Other: 89.47% (1998 est.)
- Irrigated land
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- 0.01 sq km (1998 est.)
- Natural hazards
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- Lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt
- Environment--current issues
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- NA
- Geography--note
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- A flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius.
External links
- Map of Aruba (http://www.arubatravelinfo.com/maps/arubamap.gif)
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