Sint NicolaasbaaiAruba and Netherlands
12°25′N 69°54′W
San Nicolas Bay Reef Islands
The San Nicolas Bay Reef Islands lie just off the south-eastern end of the island of Aruba, a constituent island nation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean, adjacent to the island's second largest city San Nicolaas, from which it separated by a shallow lagoon.
Overview
The San Nicolas Bay Reef Islands lie just off the south-eastern end of the island of Aruba, a constituent island nation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean, adjacent to the island's second largest city San Nicolaas, from which it separated by a shallow lagoon. They form a 248 ha site encompassing five small boulder coral islets, on a substrate of submerged reef, which can vary in size and shape following winter storms and hurricanes. Three of the islets are covered with salt-resistant plants dominated by buttonwood, sea purslane and bay cedar. Aruban whiptail lizards have been recorded there. The area has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International as a breeding site for several species of terns.
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Census, cataloged
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.05 km²
- Indian Head2 m · 0.7 ha
- San Nicolaas Bay key1 m · 0.5 ha
- Unnamed island1 m · 0.3 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
- Indian Head: 2 m
- San Nicolaas Bay key: 1 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Indian Head | 0.7 ha |
| San Nicolaas Bay key | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |