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Chapters: Great Hurricane of 1780, List of Islands of the Netherlands Antilles, Sss Islands, Iso 3166-2:an. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Great Hurricane of 1780, also known as the Hurricane San Calixto II, is the deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. Over 27,500 people died when the storm passed through the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean between October 10 and October 16. Specifics on the hurricane's track and strength are unknown since the official Atlantic hurricane database only goes back to 1851. The hurricane struck Barbados with winds possibly exceeding 320 km/h (200 mph), before moving past Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Saint Eustatius; thousands of deaths were reported on each island. Coming in the midst of the American Revolution, the storm caused heavy losses to British and French fleets contesting for control of the area. The hurricane later passed near Puerto Rico and over the eastern portion of Hispaniola (then Santo Domingo, now the Dominican Republic). There, it caused heavy damage near the coastlines; it ultimately turned to the northeast before being last observed on October 20 southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. The death toll from the Great Hurricane alone exceeds that of any other entire decade of Atlantic hurricanes, and is substantially higher than that of the second-deadliest Atlantic storm, Hurricane Mitch. The hurricane was part of the disastrous 1780 Atlantic hurricane season, with two other deadly storms occurring in the month of October. The warehouses on the beach of St. Eustatius were heavily damaged by the hurricane.The exact origin of the hurricane is unknown, though modern historians estimated it developed near the Cape Verde Islands in early October. The system strengthened and grew in size as it tr...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=352992 ... Read more

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a state with territory in Western Europe (the Netherlands) and in the Caribbean (Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles). The three parts are indicated as countries, and participate on a basis of equality as partners in the Kingdom. Their constitutional positions, however, are not the same. Both Caribbean countries are autonomous as provided for in the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which has been the Kingdom's leading document since 1954. The Charter also provides them, however, with a say in the Affairs of the Kingdom as described in the Charter, when these affairs affect Aruba and/or the Netherlands Antilles directly. The Netherlands are ruled by the institutions of the Kingdom that are mentioned in the Charter but regulated in the Constitution for the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Constitution for the Kingdom of the Netherlands was the highest law of the Kingdom up to 1954. ... Read more

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Chapters: Zuid-Willemsvaart, Dronten, Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles, Hato International Airport, Maho Beach, Nagele, Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, Southern Bight, Abc Islands, Saba National Marine Park, Vechtstreek, F.d. Roosevelt Airport, German Bight, Klein Bonaire, Vechte, Klein Curaçao, Saba Bank, Von Gimborn Arboretum, Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, Biddinghuizen, Grevelingen, Bant, Swifterbant, Ens, Tollebeek, Luttelgeest, Espel, Marknesse, Veluwemeer, Creil, Rutten, Mount Scenery, Esveld Aceretum, Nieuw Schokland, Ketelmeer, Sss Islands, Broad Fourteens, the Bottom, Oijen Ferry, Rincon, Bonaire, Arboretum Trompenburg, Dutch Water Dreams, Stadsregio Arnhem-Nijmegen, Kolenkit District, Simpson Bay Lagoon, Wijhe Ferry, Saint-Barthélemy Channel, Hell's Gate, Saba, Sint Anna Bay, Christoffelberg, Barber, Curaçao, Krammer, List of Cities in the Netherlands Antilles, Ladder Bay, Saba, Netherlands Antilles, Windwardside, Koningsplein, St. Johns, Netherlands Antilles, Playa Kalki, Otrabanda, Eigenwijs, Volkerak, Soto, Curaçao, Westpunt, Santa Catarina, Curaçao, Dike-Ring, Sint Michiel, Antriol, Sint Willibrordus, Brievengat, Punt Kanon, Bullenbaai, Watamula, Boca Samí, Boven Bolivia, Dintel, Keeten-Mastgat. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 167. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles - body{behavior:url("/w/skins-1.5/vector/csshover.htc")} Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5570801 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sint Eustatius (pronounced /?s?nt ju??ste???s/), also known affectionately to the locals as Statia, or Statius (/?ju?st?s/), is one of the islands which make up the Netherlands Antilles; it is in the northern, Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, southeast of the Virgin Islands. It forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Island chain, lying immediately to the northwest of Saint Kitts and Nevis and to the southeast of Saba at 17°30?N 62°58?W? / ?17.5°N 62.967°W? / 17.5; -62.967. It is named after the legendary Catholic Saint Eustace. The regional capital is Oranjestad. Sint Eustatius has a land area of 21 km² (8.1 sq. miles). At the 2001 Netherlands Antilles census, the population was 2,292 inhabitants, equating to a population density of 109 inhabitants per square kilometre. In 2004, the population was estimated at 2,498 inhabitants. Travel to the island by air is through F.D. Roosevelt Airport. ... Read more

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Chapters: Landforms of Curaçao, Settlements in Curaçao, Southern Caribbean, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Christoffelpark, Klein Curaçao, Sint Anna Bay, Christoffelberg, Barber, Curaçao, Playa Kalki, Soto, Curaçao, Westpunt, Santa Catarina, Curaçao, Sint Michiel, Sint Willibrordus, Brievengat, Punt Kanon, Bullenbaai, Watamula, Boca Samí. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 51. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Southern Caribbean is a group of islands that neighbor mainland South America in the West Indies. St. Lucia lies to the north of the region, Barbados in the east, Trinidad ... Read more