Aruba Island
Aruba Island is an island in Aruba and has about 105,000 residents. Aruba Island is situated nearby to the town Santa Cruz, as well as near the locality Siribana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: main island in Aruba
- Also known as: “Aruba” and “Aruba (island)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arikok National Park and Hooiberg.
Arikok National Park
Arikok National Park, covering 7,907 acres in the northeastern region of Aruba, was officially established in 2000. Approximately 20% of Aruba's total land area is designated as a National Park, dedicated to safeguarding the park's biodiversity, geological formations and historical and cultural significance.
Hooiberg
Peak
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hooiberg is a distinctively shaped, 165 m conical hill located at the heart of the island of Aruba. This geological formation is a prominent and recognizable landmark that has long captured the attention of locals and visitors alike—Hooiberg is Aruba's centerpiece.
International School of Aruba
School
Photo: Rangeraua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The International School of Aruba is a non-profit private school in Aruba. In 2006, it moved to a new campus with a more centralized location. It was founded in 1929 and was owned by Lago Oil and Transport Co.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Cruz and Paradera.
Santa Cruz
Town
Santa Cruz is a Region and Town in central Aruba, dominated by the Arikok National Park. The town is connected by Highway 7 from west to east and Highway 4 from north to south.
Paradera
Village
Photo: Ginafromaruba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paradera is a small town and a census region in the central-northeastern part of Aruba. The census region Paradera encompasses the town of Paradera as well as nearby settlements and neighborhoods within Paradera, including Ayo, Bloemond, Piedra Plat, and Shiribana. Paradera is situated 4 km northwest of Aruba Island.
Tanki Leendert
Village
Photo: Ginafromaruba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tanki Leendert is a town in Noord on the island of Aruba. The parish of Tanki Leendert has been split from Noord since 1968. Tanki Leendert is situated 6 km northwest of Aruba Island.
Aruba Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Aruba, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Aruba Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Aruba Island” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Aruba”
- Arabic: “أروبا”
- Aragonese: “Aruba”
- Basque: “Aruba”
- Bengali: “আরুবা”
- Bosnian: “Aruba”
- Breton: “Aruba”
- Bulgarian: “Аруба”
- Catalan: “Aruba”
- Cebuano: “Aruba Island”
- Chinese: “阿魯巴”
- Chinese: “阿鲁巴岛”
- Cornish: “Aruba”
- Croatian: “Aruba”
- Czech: “Aruba”
- Danish: “Aruba”
- Dutch: “Aruba”
- Esperanto: “Arubo”
- Estonian: “Aruba”
- Finnish: “Aruba”
- French: “Île d’Aruba”
- Galician: “Aruba”
- German: “Aruba”
- Greek: “Αρούμπα”
- Hebrew: “ארובה”
- Hungarian: “Aruba”
- Icelandic: “Arúba”
- Ido: “Aruba”
- Indonesian: “Aruba”
- Interlingua: “Aruba”
- Italian: “Aruba”
- Japanese: “アルバ”
- Korean: “아루바”
- Latvian: “Aruba”
- Ligurian: “Aruba”
- Limburgan: “Aruba”
- Lithuanian: “Aruba”
- Low German: “Aruba”
- Macedonian: “Аруба”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Aruba”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aruba”
- Norwegian: “Aruba”
- Novial: “Aruba”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Aruba”
- Papiamento: “Aruba”
- Polish: “Aruba”
- Portuguese: “Aruba”
- Romanian: “Aruba”
- Russian: “Аруба (остров)”
- Russian: “Аруба”
- Serbian: “Аруба”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Aruba”
- Slovak: “Aruba”
- Slovenian: “Aruba”
- Spanish: “Aruba”
- Swedish: “Aruba”
- Tagalog: “Aruba”
- Thai: “อารูบา”
- Turkish: “Aruba”
- Ukrainian: “Аруба”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Siribana and Cadushi Largo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ser’i Compa and Urataca.
Aruba: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Oranjestad, Arikok National Park, Noord, and Palm Beach.
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