Aruba

[ ah-roo-bah ]

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an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).

Aruba

/ əˈruːbə; ɑˈryːbaː /

an island in the Caribbean, off the NW coast of Venezuela, a dependency of the Netherlands with special status; part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986. Chief town: Oranjestad. Pop: 109 153 (2013 est). Area: about 181 sq km (70 sq miles)

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The lending company of the £2.73 million loan is also no longer listed as a helicopter-owning shell in Aruba.

He was twice arrested but never formally charged for any crime relating to the case in Aruba.

Gardner and Giordano, who met on dating website Match.com, were on a five-day holiday in Aruba when Gardner disappeared August 2.

In 2005, Natalee Holloway another pretty blonde American, disappeared from the very same Aruba beach under similar circumstances.

Six years after Natalee Holloway disappeared in Aruba, another blonde American woman has vanished from the same beach.

Aruba lies in the southernmost part of the Caribbean, off the Venezuelan coast and west of Curaçao.

Miranda, finding the place untenable, went over to Aruba, of which he took possession as a basis for further operations.

Miranda abandoned his conquests on the Spanish main, and sailed to Aruba.

His position, meanwhile, was becoming unsafe, so he abandoned it and took possession of the little island of Aruba off the coast.

On the Venezuelan mainland, south of Aruba and southwest of Curaçao.

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