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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Caribbean islands</h3> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CBonaire%23Geography%7Cl1%3DBonaire%7CSaba%23Geography%20and%20ecology%7Cl2%3DSaba%7CSint%20Eustatius%23Geography%7Cl3%3DSint%20Eustatius%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ABonaire%201.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cright%7CView%20of%20the%20coast%20of%20%5B%5BBonaire%5D%5D%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Bonaire_1.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Bonaire%201%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22View%20of%20the%20coast%20of%20%5B%5BBonaire%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22View%20of%20the%20coast%20of%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220003%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Bonaire%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvQm9uYWlyZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE%3D%5C%22%3EBonaire%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Bonaire_1.jpg/180px-Bonaire_1.jpg" width="180" height="120" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Bonaire 1.jpg" data-image-key="Bonaire_1.jpg" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Caribbean%20Netherlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Caribbean%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaribbean%20Netherlands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Caribbean Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2FyaWJiZWFuX05ldGhlcmxhbmRzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Caribbean Netherlands</a> form a part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lesser%20Antilles%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lesser%20Antilles%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLesser%20Antilles%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Lesser Antilles (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGVzc2VyX0FudGlsbGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Lesser Antilles</a>. Within this island group, </p> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Bonaire</b> is part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ABC%20islands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ABC%20islands%20%28Lesser%20Antilles%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BABC%20islands%20%28Lesser%20Antilles%29%7CABC%20islands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="ABC islands (Lesser Antilles) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQUJDX2lzbGFuZHNfKExlc3Nlcl9BbnRpbGxlcyk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">ABC islands</a> within the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Leeward%20Antilles%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Leeward%20Antilles%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLeeward%20Antilles%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Leeward Antilles (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGVld2FyZF9BbnRpbGxlcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Leeward Antilles</a> island chain off the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Venezuela%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Venezuela%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVenezuela%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuelan</a> coast. The Leeward Antilles have a mixed volcanic and coral origin. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Saba</b> and <b>Sint Eustatius</b> are part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SSS%20islands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22SSS%20islands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSSS%20islands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="SSS islands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU1NTX2lzbGFuZHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">SSS islands</a>. They are located east of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Puerto%20Rico%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Puerto%20Rico%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPuerto%20Rico%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Virgin%20Islands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Virgin%20Islands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVirgin%20Islands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Virgin Islands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVmlyZ2luX0lzbGFuZHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Virgin Islands</a>. Although in the English language they are considered part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Leeward%20Islands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Leeward%20Islands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLeeward%20Islands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Leeward Islands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGVld2FyZF9Jc2xhbmRzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Leeward Islands</a>, French, Spanish, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dutch%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20language%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20language%7CDutch%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a> and the English spoken locally consider them part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Windward%20Islands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Windward%20Islands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWindward%20Islands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Windward Islands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2luZHdhcmRfSXNsYW5kcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Windward Islands</a>. The Windward Islands are all of volcanic origin and hilly, leaving little ground suitable for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22agriculture%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22agriculture%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bagriculture%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Agriculture (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQWdyaWN1bHR1cmU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">agriculture</a>. The highest point is <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mount%20Scenery%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mount%20Scenery%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMount%20Scenery%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Mount Scenery (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTW91bnRfU2NlbmVyeT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Mount Scenery</a>, <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C887%7Cm%7Cft%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​887 metres (2,910 ft)​</span>, on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Saba%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Saba%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSaba%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Saba (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2FiYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Saba</a> (also the highest point in all the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a>). </li></ul> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The islands of the Caribbean Netherlands enjoy a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22tropical%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22tropical%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Btropical%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Tropical (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVHJvcGljYWw/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">tropical</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22climate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22climate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bclimate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Climate (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2xpbWF0ZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">climate</a> with warm weather all year round. The Leeward Islands are warmer and drier than the Windward islands. In summer, the Windward Islands can be subject to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22hurricanes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22hurricanes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhurricanes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-20428515375e27f9aed836a" class="new" title="Hurricanes (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSHVycmljYW5lcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">hurricanes</a>. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key genealogy:rte-parser-cache:68778 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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