Jan Thiel

Curaçao

Jan Thiel Lagoon is an 80 ha area of hypersaline lagoons, surrounded by woodland, on the southern coast of Curacao, a constituent island nation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean. It is adjacent to the capital, Willemstad. The site, comprising the lagoons, woodland and adjacent coastal waters, has been identified as a 432 ha Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. Birds for which the site was designated include breeding colonies of least and common terns. It is also an important foraging area for American flamingos.

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Local time

UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica

Main language

Papiamento

On the map

12.08° N, 68.88° W

Near Jan Thiel

• Willemstad · 6 km away
• Westpunt · 44 km away
• Kralendijk · 66 km away
• San Nicolas · 119 km away
• Arikok National Park · 125 km away
• Paradera · 132 km away

More of Curaçao

A Dutch Caribbean island where pastel colonial Willemstad meets desert coves and some of the region's most underrated diving.

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