Westpuntbaai
Westpuntbaai is a bay in Curaçao. Westpuntbaai is situated nearby to the locality Watamula, as well as near the hamlet Manor Knip.Places of Interest
Highlights include Playa Forti and Kalki Beach.
Playa Forti
Beach
Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.
Playa Forti is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located near the village of Westpunt in the north-west of the Island. It is a sandy beach with small pebbles.
Kalki Beach
Beach
Photo: Charles Hoffman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Playa Kalki is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, also known as Alice in Wonderland due to mushroom-shaped coral formations. The name Kalki is unrelated to the Avatar Kalki, but comes from the local Papiamentu word for the white coral rock and limestone, which is abundant on the beach and surrounding cliffs.
Grote Knip
Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grote Knip is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located at the western side of the island, between the villages of Westpunt and Lagun. The beach gives way to a small lagune between high rocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westpunt and Watamula.
Westpunt
Neighborhood
Photo: Bas Leenders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westpunt is a region indicating the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. It is located within the district of Bandabou.
Watamula
Locality
Watamula is located at the westernmost point, Westpunt of the Caribbean island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles The name Watamula comes from the Dutch word Watermolen which means “water mill.” The name refers to the two currents which meet 40 ft under Cliff Villa Peninsula.
Westpuntbaai
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Westpunt Baai”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.3682° or 12° 22′ 6″ northLongitude
-69.15589° or 69° 9′ 21″ westOpen location code
774G9R9V+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 3027744265OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
3513095
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In Other Languages
“Westpuntbaai” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Westpunt Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Westpunt and Noordpunt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Playa Grandi and Cliff Diving Playa Forti.
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