Playa Gipy
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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 turtle
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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...
, located on the northern tip of the island, close to the village of Westpunt
Westpunt
Westpunt is the name of the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles, and is also the name of a nearby small town, the island's northernmost settlement. The island's northernmost point, Watamula lies only two kilometres to the northeast. Westpunt is also a beach on the...
. The beach is small and rocky, and the waterfront is difficult to reach. There are no facilities. The beach is visited by loggerhead sea turtle
Loggerhead sea turtle
The loggerhead sea turtle , or loggerhead, is an oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around long when fully grown, although larger specimens of up to have been discovered...
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