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Diorite boulders at Casibari, in the interior of Aruba; Hooiberg (Haystack Mountain) is in the background
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Hooiberg

mountain, Aruba
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Diorite boulders at Casibari, in the interior of Aruba; Hooiberg (Haystack Mountain) is in the background
Diorite boulders at Casibari, in the interior of Aruba; Hooiberg (Haystack Mountain) is in the background

Hooiberg is a mountain on the island of Aruba, located in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the isolated, steep-sided hills that characterize the island's landscape. Hooiberg reaches a height of 560 feet (171 meters) above sea level. Aruba itself is a low-elevation island, primarily composed of igneous rocks and limestone deposits, with a dry, desert-like interior and sandy beaches in the south and west. The island's highest point is Mount Jamanota, at 620 feet (189 meters).1

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