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Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlandsi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bonaire | Special Municipality |
| Caribbean Netherlands | Group of Special Municipalities |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Kralendijk | 3,081 (2014) |
| Dorp Antriol | 2,980 (2010) |
| Dorp Rincón | 1,496 (2017) |
| Dorp Tera Kora | 1,186 (2010) |
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Bonaire, Caribisch Nederland
French:
Bonaire, Pays-Bas caribéens
German:
Bonaire, Karibische Niederlande
Italian:
Bonaire, Paesi Bassi caraibici
Russian:
Бонэйр, Бонэйр
Simplified Chinese:
博奈尔, 荷蘭加勒比區
Spanish:
Bonaire, Caribe neerlandés
Afrikaans:
Bonaire, Karibies Nederland
Alemannic:
Bonaire
Arabic:
بونير, الجزر الكاريبية الهولندية
Aragonese:
Bonaire
Armenian:
Բոնեյրե, Կարիբյան Նիդերլանդներ
Asturian:
Bonaire
Azeri:
Boneyr, Karib Niderlandı
Basque:
Bonaire, Karibeko Herbehereak
Bavarian:
Bonaire
Belarusian:
Банайрэ, Карыбскія Нідэрланды
Bengali:
বোনাইর
Breton:
Bonaire
Bulgarian:
Бонер
Catalan:
Bonaire, illes BES
Cebuano:
Bonaire , Bonaire
Cherokee:
ᏉᎾᎵ
Croatian:
Bonaire, Karipska Nizozemska
Czech:
Bonaire, Karibské Nizozemsko
Danish:
Bonaire, Caribisk Nederlandene
Dutch Low Saxon:
Bonaire
Esperanto:
Bonero, Kariba Nederlando
Estonian:
Bonaire
Faroese:
Bonaire
Farsi/Persian:
بونیر, جزایر کارائیب هلند
Finnish:
Bonaire, Karibian Alankomaat
Gagauz:
Bonaire
Galician:
Bonaire
Georgian:
ბონეირი, კარიბის ნიდერლანდები
Greek:
Μποναίρ, BES νησιά
Gujarati:
બોનારે
Hakka:
Bonaire, Caribe Hò-làn
Hebrew:
בונייר, הולנד הקריבית
Hindi:
बोनेयेर
Hungarian:
Bonaire, Karibi Hollandia
Indonesian:
Bonaire, Kepulauan BES
Japanese:
ボネール島, ボネール、シント・ユースタティウスおよびサバ
Judaeo-Spanish:
Bonaire, Karibe Neerlandez
Kannada:
ಬೊನೈರ್
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Бонэйр, Бонэйр
Korean:
보네르섬, 카리브 네덜란드
Latin:
Insula Boni Aëris
Latvian:
Bonaire, Bonaire
Limburgian:
Bonaire, Caribisch Nederland
Lingua Franca Nova:
Bonaire
Lithuanian:
Boneras, BES salos
Livvi-Karelian:
Boneiru
Lombard:
Bonaire
Luxembourgish:
Bonaire
Macedonian:
Бонер, Карипска Холандија
Malay:
Bonaire
Marathi:
बोनरे
Min Dong Chinese:
Bonaire
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bonaire
Northern Frisian:
Bonaire, BES-eilunen
Norwegian:
Bonaire, Karibisk Nederland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Bonaire, Karibisk Nederland
Occitan:
Bonaire, Païses Basses Caribencs
Papiamento:
Boneiru, Hulanda Karibe
Piedmontese:
Bonaire
Polish:
Bonaire, Holandia Karaibska
Portuguese:
Bonaire, Países Baixos Caribenhos
Punjabi:
ਬੋਨੇਅਰ, ਕੈਰੀਬੀਆਈ ਨੀਦਰਲੈਂਡ
Romanian:
Bonaire
Scots:
Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
Serbian:
Бонер, Карипска Холандија
Serbo-Croatian:
Bonaire, Karipska Nizozemska
Sinhalese:
බොනයිරේ, කැරිබියානු නෙදර්ලන්තය
Slovak:
Bonaire
Sundanese:
Bonére
Swahili:
Bonaire
Swedish:
Bonaire, Karibiska Nederländerna
Tagalog:
Bonaire
Tamil:
பொனெய்ர்
Telugu:
బోనెయిర్
Thai:
โบแนเรอ
Traditional Chinese:
博奈爾, 荷蘭加勒比區
Turkish:
Bonaire, Karayip Hollandası
Ukrainian:
Бонайре, Карибські Нідерланди
Urdu:
بونایر, کیریبین نیدرلینڈز
Vietnamese:
Bonaire, Caribe Hà Lan
Waray:
Bonaire
Welsh:
Bonaire
West Flemish:
Bonaire
West Frisian:
Bonêre, Karibysk Nederlân
Western Punjabi:
بونایر, کریبین نیدرلینڈز
Wu Chinese:
博奈尔
Yoruba:
Bonaire
Bonaire (/bɒˈnɛər/ bon-AIR, Dutch: [boːˈnɛːr(ə)]; Papiamento: Boneiru [bʊˈne̝i̯ru]) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west (leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC islands, 80 km (ca. 50 mi) off the coast of Venezuela. Unlike much of the Caribbean region, the ABC islands lie outside Hurricane Alley. The islands have an arid climate that attracts visitors seeking warm, sunny weather all year round. Bonaire is a popular snorkelling and scuba diving destination because of its multiple shore diving sites and easy access to the island's fringing reefs.
The island's total land area is 288 square kilometres (111 sq mi); it is 38.6 kilometres (ca. 24 mi) long from north to south, and ranges from 4.8–8 km (3.0–5.0 mi) wide from east to west. A short 800 metres (0.5 mi) west of Bonaire across the sea is the uninhabited islet Klein Bonaire with a total land area of 6 km² (2.3 sq mi). Klein Bonaire has low-growing vegetation including cactus (Papiamento: kadushi), with sparse palm trees near the water and is bordered by white sandy beaches and a fringing reef. The reefs, beaches and on-island reserves located on both Bonaire and Klein Bonaire are under the protection of the Bonaire National Marine Park, and managed by Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA).
Bonaire was part of the Netherlands Antilles until the country's dissolution in 2010, when the island became a special municipality (officially, a "Caribbean public body") within the country of the Netherlands. It is one of three special municipalities in the Caribbean; the others are Sint Eustatius and Saba. 80% of Bonaire's population are Dutch nationals, and nearly 60% of its residents were born in the former Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
The island's total land area is 288 square kilometres (111 sq mi); it is 38.6 kilometres (ca. 24 mi) long from north to south, and ranges from 4.8–8 km (3.0–5.0 mi) wide from east to west. A short 800 metres (0.5 mi) west of Bonaire across the sea is the uninhabited islet Klein Bonaire with a total land area of 6 km² (2.3 sq mi). Klein Bonaire has low-growing vegetation including cactus (Papiamento: kadushi), with sparse palm trees near the water and is bordered by white sandy beaches and a fringing reef. The reefs, beaches and on-island reserves located on both Bonaire and Klein Bonaire are under the protection of the Bonaire National Marine Park, and managed by Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA).
Bonaire was part of the Netherlands Antilles until the country's dissolution in 2010, when the island became a special municipality (officially, a "Caribbean public body") within the country of the Netherlands. It is one of three special municipalities in the Caribbean; the others are Sint Eustatius and Saba. 80% of Bonaire's population are Dutch nationals, and nearly 60% of its residents were born in the former Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fossils
There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 8 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 2.59 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 6 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q25396 |
| GeoNames ID: | 7609816 |
Localities in this Region
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
North America
- Central AmericaSubregion
South America Plate
- Bonaire BasinBasin
The Caribbean
- Aves RidgeVolcanic Arc
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