Big Knip
| Grote Knip Playa Abou, Kenepa Grandi |
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.jpg) Aerial view |
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| Waters | Caribbean Sea | |
| Land mass | Curacao | |
| Geographical location | 12 ° 21 ′ 6 ″ N , 69 ° 9 ′ 6 ″ W | |
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Grote Knip ( Papiamentu : Kenepa Grandi ; also: Playa Abou : "Beach in a valley") is a public beach in a bay in the northwest of the Caribbean island of Curaçao .
location
The Grote Knip is located in the northwest of the island, roughly halfway between the cities of Westpunt and Lagun and is about an hour's drive from Willemstad . About a kilometer south is the Kleine Knip (Kenepa Chiki) beach .
description
Grote Knip is the most photographed beach on the island of Curaçao with the characteristics that are typical of a Caribbean beach, such as fine sand and turquoise water. The beach is frequented by tourists and locals alike. The bay is used for snorkeling and cliff jumping . For experienced swimmers, a reef in front of the bay can be reached in about ten minutes . There is a viewing platform above the beach.
Country house Knip
The Landhaus Knip is located near the bay . The house, built at the beginning of the 18th century, now houses the Museo Tula , which commemorates the slave rebellion of 1795, which began on the plantation belonging to Landhaus Knip under the leadership of Tula and developed into the largest slave rebellion in Curacao.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thijs Kateman: Curacao, Aruba en Bonaire . ANWB Media - Boeken & Gidsen, 2012, ISBN 978-90-18-02464-2 , p. 54 (Dutch, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Dirk Schwenecke: Curaçao - The Dutch Pearl of the Caribbean . 2nd Edition. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2017, ISBN 978-3-7322-3560-5 , pp. 97 ff . ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ Mooiste strands van Curaçao. De Telegraaf, February 25, 2015, accessed June 29, 2017 (Dutch).
- ↑ Living history: Curaçao's country houses. Curaçao Tourist Board, September 15, 2016, accessed June 29, 2017 .