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Palm Beach is a tourism district about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) northwest of Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. A number of high rise hotels are located there, such as Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino, Aruba Marriott Resort , The Barceló, Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort , Ritz Carlton Resort, and RIU palace Aruba.
Aruba ( / əˈruːbə / ə-ROO-bə, Dutch: [aːˈrubaː] or [aːˈrybaː] ⓘ, Papiamento: [aˈruba] ), officially the Country of Aruba ( Dutch: Land Aruba; Papiamento: Pais Aruba ), is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, situated in the south of the Caribbean Sea. Aruba is located approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi ...
De Palm Island Ferry Terminal at Oranjestad, Aruba. / 12.46972°N 69.98472°W / 12.46972; -69.98472. Palm Island is a small private island near Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands, serving as a tourist attraction. The island is a 5-minute ferry ride from the mainland. The island includes a small beach and a water park .
Eagle Beach. / 12.5492; -70.0579. Eagle Beach (or Arend Beach) is a beach and neighbourhood of Oranjestad, Aruba. The neighbourhood is famous for its many low-rise resorts and wide public beach. [2] It is the widest beach of Aruba, [3] and has soft white sand. It has been rated one of the best beaches in the world. [4] [3]
Aruba has a barrier reef, it generally lies about 400 yards (370 m) offshore and extends along the southwest coast between Punta Brabo and Oranjestad. It is composed of coral and is capped by a beach ridge of coral fragments 2 to 10 feet (0.61 to 3.05 m) in height. On the seaward side, the reef extends to a depth of at least 150 feet (46 m).
Baby Beach officially known as Klein Lagoen, is a shallow, sheltered man-altered [1] lagoon located in the Mangle Cora locality [2] [3] near the village of Seroe Colorado (formerly Roode Berg), [4] on the south-west side of the south-east end of the island of Aruba. It is frequented by locals and tourists.
The beaches of Aruba include the following: Andicuri Beach , 12°32′25″N 69°57′15″W / 12.54017°N 69.95405°W / 12.54017; -69.95405 ( Andicuri Arashi Beach , 12°36′34″N 70°03′14″W / 12.60955°N 70.05398°W / 12.60955; -70.05398 ( Arashi Cove Beach
Oranjestad ( UK: / ɒˈrænjəstɑːt / orr-AN-yə-staht, [2] US: / ɔːˈrɑːn -, oʊˈrɑːn -/ or-AHN-, oh-RAHN-, [3] [4] Dutch: [oːˈrɑɲəstɑt]; literally " Orange City"), the capital and most populous of Aruba 's eight regions, is located on the southwestern coast of the island. In Papiamento, the local language, Oranjestad is ...