Piscadera Bay
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Piscadera Bay (Dutch: Piscaderabaai) is a waterway and a neighbourhood in the Netherlands Antilles. It is situated at the western side of Otrobanda,[3] in the southern part of Willemstad, the capital of the southern Caribbean island of Curaçao. It contains a fort of the same name, the Caribbean Marine Biological Institute,[4] and several hotels. It has a small beach, as well as a vacation village and holiday resort,[5] with tennis courts and casinos. Sint Anna Bay is nearby.[3] In the 17th century, maps of Piscadera Bay showed it to be a popular locale for fishing,[6] with over 400 different species noted.[7]
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Piscadera Bay
Piscaderabaai | |
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Neighbourhood / Bay | |
Coordinates: 12.1249°N 68.9668°W / 12.1249; -68.9668 | |
State | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Country | Curaçao |
City | Willemstad |
Area | |
• Total | 3.62 km2 (1.40 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 787 |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
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