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Hazards
- Hurricanes (though rare)
- Landslides
Past Events
Hurricane Ivan (2004): Centre of storm
passes 95 miles NNE of Curacao; power lost on islands
Environmental Concerns
- Marine-based pollution of coastal waters
- Damage to coral reefs from illegal anchoring
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Profile
The two largest islands of the Netherlands Antilles,
Curacao and Bonaire
are located near the coast of Venezuela. Once the
centre of the Caribbean slave trade, the Venezuelan
oil industry has made petroleum refining one of the
major industries of these islands. Unlike the remainder
of the Netherlands Antilles, these two islands are rarely
threatened by hurricanes, and there are no severe hurricanes
on record for these islands.
| Coordinates |
12 15 N, 68 45 W |
| Area |
Approx. 450 km2 |
| Terrain |
Volcanic origin, hills. |
| Population |
Approx. 185,000 |
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Government Strategies
Modeled after the Dutch model of Disaster
Management, with the Fire Department Acting as the primary
agency in charge.
Country Contacts
DIsaster Office Netherlands Antilles
Margrietlaan 10
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Tel (599-9) 736-7310
Fax (599-9) 736-7310
E-mail stirana@curinofo.an
Civil Defense, Directorate of Public Order
and Security
Torenstraat 11
San Nicolaas
Tel (297-8) 43-322
Fax (297-8) 27463
Meteorological Service of the Netherlands
Antilles and Aruba
Seru Mahuma, Willemstad, Curacao
Netherlands Antilles
Tel (599-9) 8393366
Fax (599-9) 8692699
E-mail admin-cur@meteo.an
URL http://www.meteo.an
Health Disaster Coordinator
A.M. Edwards Medical Centre
Windward Side
Tel (599) 416-3288/89
Fax (599) 416-3239
E-mail aradix@unspoiledqueen.com
Foundation on Natural Disasters of hte Netherlands
Antilles (STIRANA)
Margrietlaan 10
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Tel (599-9) 736-7310
Fax (599-9) 736-3845
E-mail earlybird@cura.net
Bonaire
Fire Services / Civil Defense
Flamingo Airport
Kralendyk, Bonaire
Tel (599-7) 717-7729
Fax (599-7) 717-6550
Email afdbran@bonairelive.com
Additional Resources
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