Oranjestad Reef Islands

The Oranjestad Reef Islands lie just off the western coast of the island of Aruba, a constituent island nation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean, adjacent to the central harbour of the capital Oranjestad. They form a 309 ha site encompassing sand and boulder coral islets, on a substrate of submerged reef, which can vary in size and shape following winter storms and hurricanes. The area has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International as a breeding site for Sandwich and common terns.[1]

Sandwich terns breed on the islets

References
  1. "Oranjestad Reef Islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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