ABC-øyene

Norwegian Bokmål no:ABC-øyene,ABC-øyene (Alaska) thumb|The Caribbean ABC Islands. thumb|The waterfront of Willemstad on Curaçao. Pronunciation nb /ɑː.beːˈseːˌœʏ.ən.ə/ [ɑː.beːˈseː.ˌœʏ̯.ən.ə] nb NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-øyene».ogg nb eːœʏənə 6 nb A B C øy en e Etymology 1 From the initial letters of nb Aruba (A), nb Bonaire (B) and nb Curaçao (C) + nb øyene the islands. The final element, nb øyene the islands, is the definite plural of nb øy island, inherited from nb non ey island, from nb gem-pro *awjō island, floodplain, from earlier gem-pro *agwjō, ultimately from nb ine-pro *h₂ékʷeh₂ water. Parallel formations include pap Islanan ABC, nl ABC-eilanden, da ABC-øerne, de ABC-Inseln, fr îles ABC and en ABC Islands ABC Islands. Proper noun nb proper noun m-p f-p ABC-øyene ABC Islands; nb a <<group of islands>> in the <<r/Caribbean>> Islands Geographic and cultural areas of North America, comprising Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, off the northern coast of Venezuela. nb ABC-øyene er kjent for tørre landskap, korallrev og et varmt klima. The ABC Islands are known for dry landscapes, coral reefs and a warm climate. nb 15 January 2026 Nils Petter Thuesen Aslak Kittelsen Aruba Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Aruba Aruba ligger svært nær det søramerikanske fastlandet, bare 29 kilometer nord for Venezuela, og hører historisk og kulturelt sammen med naboøyene Curaçao og Bonaire (ABC-øyene). Aruba lies very close to the South American mainland, only 29 kilometres north of Venezuela, and is historically and culturally associated with the neighbouring islands of Curaçao and Bonaire (the ABC Islands). https://web.archive.org/web/20261008195456/https://snl.no/Aruba 8 October 2026 Usage notes nb ABC-øyene is a geographical and cultural collective name, not a single political or administrative unit. Aruba and Curaçao are constituent countries of nb Kongeriket Nederlandene the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while Bonaire is a special municipality of nb Nederland the Netherlands. nb ABC-øyene and nb BES-øyene the BES Islands overlap only at Bonaire. See also nb BES-øyene BES Islands nb SSS-øyene SSS islands nb Nederlandsk Karibia Dutch Caribbean nb De nederlandske Antillene Netherlands Antilles Etymology 2 thumb|The Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska. thumb|Windfall Harbor on Admiralty Island in Alaska. From the initial letters of en Admiralty Island (A), en Baranof Island (B) and en Chichagof Island (C) + nb øyene the islands. The final element, nb øyene the islands, is the definite plural of nb øy island, inherited from nb non ey island, from nb gem-pro *awjō island, floodplain, from earlier gem-pro *agwjō, ultimately from nb ine-pro *h₂ékʷeh₂ water. Compare English en ABC Islands ABC Islands, formed from the same three island names. Proper noun nb proper noun m-p f-p ABC-øyene ABC Islands; nb a <<group of islands>> in Alaska, United States Islands Geographic and cultural areas of North America, comprising Admiralty Island, Baranof Island and Chichagof Island, and forming a substantial part of the Alexander Archipelago. nb ABC-øyene i Alaska har store bestander av brunbjørn. The ABC Islands in Alaska have large populations of brown bears. nb 23 November 2023 Wikipedia contributors ABC-øyene (Alaska) Wikipedia https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC-%C3%B8yene_(Alaska) ABC-øyene er en fellesbetegnelse på de amerikanske øyene Admiralty Island, Baranof Island og Chichagof Island, som samlet utgjør en betydelig del av Alexanderøyene, utenfor sørøstkysten av Alaska. The ABC Islands are a collective name for the American islands Admiralty Island, Baranof Island and Chichagof Island, which together form a substantial part of the Alexander Archipelago, off the southeastern coast of Alaska. Usage notes This sense is unrelated to the Caribbean sense: the same three letters happen to be the initials of a different group of islands. The Alaskan ABC Islands form part of the Alexander Archipelago off the southeastern coast of Alaska. See also nb Alexanderøyene Alexander Archipelago nb Alaska Alaska References “Aruba” in Store norske leksikon. “ABC-øyene (Alaska)” in the Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia. “Unit 4 – Sitka Area Guide”, Alaska Department of Fish and Game.