Westpunt is the name of the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao

Curaçao

Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

 in the Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...

, and is also the name of a nearby small town, the island's northernmost settlement. The island's northernmost point, Watamula

Watamula

Watamula is a point in the extreme north of the caribbean island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. The island's westernmost point, Westpunt, and the nearby village of the same name lie just two kilometres to the southwest....

 lies only two kilometres to the northeast. Westpunt is also a beach on the island of Curaçao

Curaçao

Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

. Close by are the beaches of Playa Forti

Playa Forti

Playa Forti is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located near the village of Westpunt in the north-west of the Island. It is a sandy beach with small pebbles. There are a snack bar and a restaurant. Close to the restaurant, there is a spot where one can make a 10 meter jump from a cliff...

, Playa Gipy

Playa Gipy

Playa Gipy is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located on the northern tip of the island, close to the village of Westpunt. The beach is small and rocky, and the waterfront is difficult to reach. There are no facilities. The beach is visited by loggerhead sea turtles....

, Grote Knip

Grote Knip

Grote Knip is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located at the western side of the island, between the villages of Westpunt and Lagun. The beach gives way to a small lagune between high rocks.Grote Knip is freely accessible to the public...

 and Kleine Knip

Kleine Knip

Kleine Knip is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao. It is located at the western side of the island, between the villages of Westpunt and Lagun, at 50 mins drive from Willemstad. It is a small beach, located at a bay between rocks. There are only few facilities...

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