Curacao is the nearest Caribbean island to Aruba. The distance between Aruba's capital city at Oranjestad and Curacao's capital at Willemstad is about 73 miles [117 kilometers; 63 nautical miles]. Aruba is northwest of Curacao.
Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao are known as the ABC Islands of the Caribbean Sea. They're in the southern part of the Caribbean. They're off the north/northeast coast of Venezuela.
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Bermuda, directly east of South Carolina feels like a Caribbean country for all intents and purposes. Its climate, beaches and terrain are comparable.