Curacao: Geography#
| Location | Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea - 55 km off the coast of Venezuela |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 12 10 N, 69 00 W 12.166667,-69.0 |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 364 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mt. Christoffel, 372m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | generally low, hilly terrain |
| Natural Hazards | Curacao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened |
| Natural Resource | calcium phosphates, aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit |
| Land Use | arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% other: 90% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in mild temperatures; semiarid with average rainfall of 600 mm/year |
| Irrigated Land | NA |
| Renewable Water Resources | NA |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | NA |
| Environment - international agreements | NA |
| Large Cities | |
| Geography-note | Curacao is a part of the Windward Islands (southern) group |