What islands were part of the Netherlands Antilles?
Q: What islands were part of the Netherlands Antilles?
A: The Netherlands Antilles was originally a group of six islands in the Caribbean Sea. These included Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Q: When did Aruba leave the Netherlands Antilles?
A: Aruba left the Netherlands Antilles in 1986.
Q: Who was the last Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles?
A: The last Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles was Emily de Jongh-Elhage.
Q: Who is King Willem-Alexander today?
A: King Willem-Alexander is still today monarch over all these places including Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten which are now separate countries within the Kingdom.
Q: What are the BES Islands now called?
A: The remaining BES Islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba now belong to the Netherlands and are called Dutch Caribbean islands.
Q: Who discovered some of these islands first?
A: Some of these islands were discovered in 1493 by Christopher Columbus, and some were discovered in 1499 by Alonso de Ojeda.
Q: Where are they located geographically?
A:Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao are part of the Leeward Islands near Venezuela while Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius and Saba are part of Windward Islands near Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.
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