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Bonaire.(The Ports Of Call)
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- Cruising the Southern & Western Caribbean
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- January 1, 2003
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Part of the Netherlands Antilles, an autonomous constituent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Area: 112 square miles. The island measures approximately 24 miles in length and varies from three to five miles in width.
Population: 16,000
National Tourist Office: Tourism Corporation Bonaire; Tel. (800) 266-2473, www.infobonaire.com.
The middle member of the so-called "ABC Islands" (along with Aruba and Curacao), Bonaire is the second largest of the group in area; however, it has the smallest population. The entire island is a coral reef. Bonaire is very sparsely populated (there are actually more of its famous pink flamingos in residence ...