The Island of Bonaire is a special municipality of the Netherlands that is located in the southern Caribbean Sea. Along with the islands of Aruba and Curaçao, Bonaire forms a part of the ABC Islands which are the westernmost island group in the Leeward Antilles.

Bonaire is situated about 80 km to the north of Venezuela and about 32 km to the east of Curaçao Island. Unlike the other Caribbean islands, the islands of Bonaire, Aruba, and Curaçao are located outside Hurricane Alley of the Caribbean Sea. Bonaire was previously a part of the Netherland Antilles, and currently, along with the islands of Saba and Sint Eustatius, it forms a part of the Caribbean Netherlands.