Where is this?

Lighthouse is from 1850 (rebuilt in 1879 and again in 1913). Abandoned. Approx. 22 m (72 ft) round masonry.

Islet is not so uninhabited now. At least someone is probably "living" there to take care of the small touristic installations.

Another wreck there...

The island was originally well-vegetated but was extensively mined for phosphate in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and overgrazed by livestock since the 1800s. As a consequence the island has been devoid of all trees and bushes for more than 100 years. It has no protected status. However, feral goats and cats have been eliminated which opens up the way for ecological recovery. Now the greatest threat is probably from disturbance from uncontrolled recreational access to island from scuba and snorkeling visitors and other day visitors (600+ visitors per week 2006).

Bird species:
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) - breeding
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis) - resident
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - invasive

Cheers.

 

Congratulations !!

- Klein Curaçao / Little (small) Curaçao.
- By phosphate mining the island was excavated......
- Ivanon Angelino Coffie.
- Maria Bianca Guidesman.

Wow..... Guillermo !!!
All correct, and fast, incluiding the bonus questions and missing words!



Please make us a nice new one.....! Happy X-mas to everybody !!

(BTW, Xª MAS was an Italian frogman unit!)

Regards,

Angel

Sad pictures isn't it? (excluding Ivanon!)

 

Then "Christmas" will alleviate confusion. Merry Christmas

 

This wreck btw. has lead to a very hefty dispute.



because the lighthouse was still shown as active on some charts when the boat stranded.

Cheers
Richard

 

Richard, it was shown as active on updated charts?

 

congratulations Guillermo, especially considering your cunning tactic of choosing some where in a blurry region of google earth, Angel!
Happy Christmas!

 

Well, I commenced searching the Caribbean Hall of Fame for baseball players and found none born in an small islet. As the Hall is related to the west islands, I then searched GE along the continent coast, beginning by Venezuela and....Bingo!

It was a pretty hard teaser to solve, as even counting with a lot of luck it took me almost two early morning hours to find the place (I do not sleep well ). I congratulate Angel because of the quality and difficulty of his teasers (and thank Richard for the Caribbean hint).

I would like to pass my turn to someone I know is anxiously waiting for a opportunity. Stu.....?

Merry Christmas everybody!

 

Welcome Guillermo!
I had it immediately, due to the lighthouse (and of course I´ve been there).

Yes Mark it was shown active on updated charts (but thats about 12 - 15 years ago).

 

Merry Christmas, Everyone. I was following thread but did not get the answer so quickly as Guillermo. My doctor is from Curacao.

 

thanks dear friend G, no I am not really so anxious, I watch with interest Angelique has contributed mightely, and others I do not know
No me happy to watch at mo 3rd Jan will be working on a boat , doing eng install electronics AC AND DC boards s\In another land, so watch this space
Besides bit bizzy and pc is snail , escargot
Christmas Eve here, abt 24 nice
Frohe Weihnachten!

 

¡FELIZ NAVIDAD EVERYBODY!



This is not boats related, I know, but only for this time, where (and what) is the place in the attached image?

Cheers

 

israel? bethlehem? nice touch Guillo.
Happy Christmas

 

Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine.




Feliz Navidad, prospero ano y Felicidad!

 

It is boat related. Jesus told the fishermen to cast their net to other side of boat where fish were plentiful, and did he not walk on water from a boat?

 

Yes, Hoyt.
Richard, you have been the one with the more precise answer. Your turn, then.

Regards.