![Watamula View](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Watamula_View.jpg)
Watamula is located at the westernmost point,
Westpunt
Westpunt is the name of the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. A flag marks the most westerly point of the island off Cliff Villa Peninsula one kilometre north of the town ...
of the Caribbean island of
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
in the
Netherlands Antilles
nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom"
, national_anthem =
, common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento
, demonym = Netherlands Antillean
, capital = Willemstad
, year_start = 1954
, year_end = 2010
, date_start = 15 December
, ...
The name Watamula comes from the Dutch word ''Watermolen'' which means “water mill.” The name refers to the two currents which meet 40 ft under
Cliff Villa Peninsula
The Cliff Villa Peninsula (Klif Villa Schiereiland) is a promontory where two currents meet on the north-westerly point of the island of Curaçao (a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean)
Cliff Villa Peninsula is know ...
. Two currents stir the nutrients in the waters making it the premium diving location on the island.
On the north-most point of Watamula is a coral rock peninsula that is host to the powerful force of the waves that blow out of the porous tunnel system in the rocks like sea geysers.
References
Geography of Curaçao
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