Bonaire ( pronounced [ bɔːˈnɛər ] or [ bɒnˈɛər ] Bonaire , [ boˈnɛːr ] ; Papiamentu : Boneiru ) is an island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea . Together with Aruba and Curaçao , it forms the group known as the ABC islands , located less than a hundred miles off the north coast of South America near the western part of Venezuela . It is one of the three BES islands in the Caribbean ; the other two BES islands are Sint Eustatius and Saba . The Caribbean Netherlands ( Caribisch Nederland ) are the three special municipalities of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean Sea .
Bonaire is one of the three BES islands in the salad.