Geography of Aruba
This article describes the geography of Aruba.; Location:
- Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
- 12° 30′ N, 69° 58′ W
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Total: 193 km²
- Land: 193 km²
- Water: 0 km²
- 0 km
- 68.5 km
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
- Flat with a few hills; scant vegetation
- Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Highest point: Mount Jamanota 188 m
- Negligible; white sandy beaches
- Arable land: 10.53% (including aloe 0.01%)
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Other: 89.47% (1998 est.)
- 0.01 sq km (1998 est.)
- Lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt
- NA
- 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.
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