Indiaanskop

Indiaanskop or Indiaans kop (Dutch: Indian head) [1] is an island near Aruba.[2]

Indiaanskop
Indiaans Kop
Indiaanskop
Indiaanskop
Indiaanskop
Geography
LocationCaribbean
Coordinates12°24.8798′N 69°53.7700′W
ArchipelagoLeeward Islands, Lesser Antilles
Administration
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In the past estimated terrain elevation above sea level was 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). In the 1950s, a number of ancient cannons were discovered on the seabed near the island.[3] This is also the place where the Spanish pirate ship called St Charlos sailed by skipper Mediasabel in the year 1770 stranded.[4] Presently the island is partially submerged and is marked with light.[5]

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