Page 10 - Martin Downs Bulletin - September '20

Page 10, Martin Downs

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Bonaire: The “B” In The ABC Bonaire is located some 50 miles off the northern
Islands coast of the mainland of Venezuela in South America,
and 20 miles east of Curaçao. The 111-square mile
island resembles the shape of a boot, with the top at
By Don Kiselewski, MCC, the northwest end and toe in the southeast. The island’s
D.S., Palm Beach Gardens elevation drops from its high point, Brandaris Hill, at
Travel Leaders 784 feet on the north, to the large solar salt works on the
For anyone confused south end, which, by necessity, are at sea level.
by this article’s title, Geologically speaking, Bonaire is ideally suited for
allow me to explain. Three scuba diving and snorkeling, because just a few yards
islands just off the short offshore the ocean drops to depths suitable for heavy
of Venezuela became shipping. All of the dive sites are located on the western
known as the “ABC and southern part of the island, and around Klein Bonaire
Islands” because of their (Dutch for “Little Bonaire”), a small uninhabited island
names: Aruba, Bonaire and just offshore from Bonaire’s capital city of Kralendijk. Bonaire is ideally suited for scuba diving and snorkeling
Curaçao. However, when The strong prevailing breezes are from the east; with a plethora of coral reefs and marine life.
they were named, no attention was paid to the alphabet, consequently, there are just a few dive sites on these sides
and in fact they are positioned ACB from west to east. of the island. Travel on page 11

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This aerial view of the islands of Bonaire and Klein Bonaire
shows that the island is shaped very much like a boot.

A local Caribbean fishing boat sits in the clear blue water
surrounding Bonaire.

Passengers from a cruise ship walk along the jetty that leads
into Bonaire’s capital city of Kralendijk.

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