Geography of Aruba
This article describes the geography of Aruba.
- Location:
- Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
- Geographic coordinates:
- 12° 30′ N, 69° 58′ W
- Map references:
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Area:
- Total: 193 km²
- Land: 193 km²
- Water: 0 km²
- Land boundaries:
- 0 km
- Coastline:
- 68.5 km
- Maritime claims:
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Climate:
- Tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
- Terrain:
- Flat with a few hills; scant vegetation
- Elevation extremes:
- Natural resources:
- Negligible; white sandy beaches
- Land use:
- Arable land: 10.53% (including aloe 0.01%)
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Other: 89.47% (1998 est.)
- Irrigated land:
- 0.01 sq km (1998 est.)
- Natural hazards:
- Lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt
- Environment--current issues:
- NA
- Geography--note:
- A flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius.
