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Spaanse Water

Spaanse Water is a town on the island of . It contains the tourist resort Nieuwpoort, the village of Santa Barbara, and the . Spaanse Water is a natural harbour and lagoon located to the east of .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: lagoon in Curaçao
  • Also known as: “Spaansch Water” and “Spaansche Water”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Santa Barbara Beach and Baya Beach.

Beach
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is a private beach on the island of , located at the southeast of island. The terrain was the property of a mining company, close by an ancient phosphate mine that can still be found.

Beach
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is one of 38 official beaches on the Caribbean island of , situated on a peninsula in the south-east of Caracas Bay next to Fort Beekenburg.

Manor estate
Photo: Kattiel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a manor estate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koraal Specht and Saliña.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
is a residential area in southeast located in the eastern part of the capital, . The word in Papiamentu means salt lake.

Neighborhood
Photo: Margo Groenewoud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Spaanse Water

Latitude
12.0766° or 12° 4′ 36″ north
Longitude
-68.85348° or 68° 51′ 13″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
774H34GW+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 298798220
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3513201
Wiki­data ID
Q22090161
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Satellite Map

Discover Spaanse Water from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Spaanse Water” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Spaanse Water”
  • Dutch: “Spaanse Water”
  • Papiamento: “Spaanse Water”
  • Polish: “Spaanse Water”
  • Swedish: “Spaanse Water”
  • Uzbek: “Spaanse water”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Spaanse Water”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Peninsula and Jan Sofat.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Curaçao Yacht Club and Kabrietenberg.

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