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Bermuda (officially, The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean.Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1,770 km (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1,350 km (840 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, west of Portugal, northwest of Brazil, 1,759 km (1,093 mi) north of Havana, Cuba and ...
Bermuda is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands, although the most significant islands are connected by bridges and appear to form one landmass. It has a land area of 54 square kilometres (21 sq mi). Bermuda has a tropical climate, with warm winters and hot summers.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water.
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
Bermuda's closest neighbours in order of distance are the United States of America (640 miles), Canada (768 miles) and the nearest West Indian islands (roughly 1,000 miles). The companies would utilise indentured servitude as a source of cheap labour until the latter company lost its Royal Charter in 1684 and the Crown took over direct ...
Bermuda has nine "Parishes", originally called "Tribes". Each of the nine parishes with the exception of St. George's covers the same land area of 597 hectares.The Parishes are not administrative divisions, and have no relationship with Bermuda's electoral districts.
Location: 255 miles south-southwest of Bermuda. Maximum sustained winds: 100 mph. Movement: north-northeast at 13 mph. Pressure: 968 mb. Next advisory: 11 a.m. Watches, warnings issued for Florida, US
Bermuda's role in the War of 1812, chronicles Bermuda's little-known role in the American War of 1812; Economy and business. Association of Bermuda International Companies. Media. US Department of State Post Report for Bermuda. Bermuda Sun, a twice-weekly newspaper. The Royal Gazette, a daily newspaper, published since 1828. Travel and transport