Curaçao
Curaçao (; , ; , ) is a Lesser Antilles island in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuelan coast. It is a constituent country () of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Curacoa Island
Named after HMS Curacoa, flagship of the Australia Station from 20 April 1863 until May 1866. Four British Royal Navy ships have been named after the Caribbean Island, Curaçao (pron. KEWR-ə-sow) between 1809 and 1942. All have used the unusual spelling HMS Curacoa.