Washington Slagbaai National Park

Washington Slagbaai National Park
Washington-Slagbaai (Bonaire)
View from the Malmok lighthouse
Map showing the location of Washington Slagbaai National Park
Map showing the location of Washington Slagbaai National Park
Map showing the location of Washington Slagbaai National Park
Map showing the location of Washington Slagbaai National Park
Map showing the location of Washington Slagbaai National Park
Map showing the location of Washington Slagbaai National Park
LocationBonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
Nearest townRincon
Coordinates12°16′19″N 68°22′59″W / 12.272°N 68.383°W / 12.272; -68.383
Area59 km2 (23 sq mi)
Max. elevation241 m, Mount Brandaris
Established1969
OperatorSTINAPA Bonaire
stinapabonaire.org/washington-slagbaai/

Washington Slagbaai National Park is a national park and ecological reserve on the northwestern part of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands.[1] The 5,643 hectares (21.79 sq mi) park covering approximately a fifth of the island of Bonaire is managed by STINAPA Bonaire, a non-profit foundation, on behalf of the Bonaire government. Established in 1969, Washington Slagbaai National Park was the first nature reserve to be established in the former Netherlands Antilles.[2]

Coastal part of the national park