Aruba
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Aruba
Aruba
Aruba is an island located in the Caribbean region, off the Gulf of Venezuela in the north of the South American country Venezuela, only about 25 kilometers away from the Paraguana Peninsula. Aruba is an autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and its relationship with the Netherlands is similar to a Commonwealth system. Due to the dry climate and limited number of common tropical plants, the scenery on the island is vastly different from the established impression of the Caribbean Sea held by ordinary people，sports fitness .
topographic features
An island in the southwest of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Located approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Curacao Island and 29 kilometers (18 miles) north of the Paraguana Peninsula in Venezuela. Before 1986, it was part of the Netherlands Antilles, and in 1986, Aruba became a separate autonomous territory of the Netherlands.
Aruba is located in the westernmost Dutch overseas territory of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean. 80% are of mixed race descendants of Caribbean Native Americans and European white people. The official language is Dutch. Pabimandou (a creole language language based on Spanish and mixed with Portuguese, Dutch and English words) is also spoken in Spanish and English. 80.8% of residents believe in Catholicism, and 9% believe in Protestantism. The capital city of Oranestad.
Aruba is a limestone island with flat terrain and no rivers at all, famous for its surrounding white beaches. Due to being blown by northeast trade winds from the Atlantic all year round, although located in a tropical region, Aruba can maintain a stable climate of 27 degrees Celsius throughout the year, which is beneficial for tourism development. The highest point on the island, Mount Jamanota, is only 188 meters above sea level. Compared to the barren east coast, the vegetation and population on the west coast appear much richer.
land
The whole island is composed of igneous rock with coral reef on the edge; The terrain is low and flat. Mount Jamanota is the highest point on the island at a height of 189 meters (620 feet), with Mount Hooiberg (meaning haystack), a 171-meter (560 foot) high remnant hill, being the most distinctive hill. In some places, there are countless diorite boulders piled up one by one, which is strange. Aruba has poor soil with little or no natural irrigation. Most of the drinking water must be supplied by seawater desalination, and the island's distillery is one of the largest in the world. The annual average temperature is 27 ℃ (81 ℉), with little variation and is regulated by the northeast trade wind. The rainfall is small and variable, with an average annual rainfall of about 430 millimeters (17 inches). The island is located outside the range of the hurricane. Natural vegetation includes various drought resistant cacti, shrubs, and trees.
