I like this video that explains the differences:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE_IUPInEuc
m.
On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 9:39 AM Pander OpenTaal wrote:
>
> Frederik, thanks for the changes so far. Good to wait with parts of Belgium.
> Also good to stay clear of political issues and only use geographic
> considerations. For me, fine not to split up Saint Martin/Sint Maarten.
>
> As for these six Dutch islands in South America, good question on how to call
> these in a geographic way. The name Caribbean Netherlands officially only
> refers to only three of the six islands, see
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Netherlands
>
> Politically, historically and geographically, these islands can be grouped in
> many different ways with different names, see
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean#Grouping_of_islands Which
> doesn't make it easier. Calling it Dutch Caribbean is the least best name of
> the three options, I think.
>
> Even though the name Netherlands Antilles indeed as a political entity no
> longer exists, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles
> Advantage of this name, is that it doesn't favor certain islands because of
> the current political construct (in which only a few are officially in
> Caribbean Netherlands).
>
> I think that is the best name to use, as it is also closer to what is used in
> the Dutch language. Nobody talks about the Caraïbische Nederlanden.
>
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