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Nickname: The Rock or Devil's Isles | |
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Geography | |
Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 32°18′N 64°47′W / 32.300°N 64.783°W |
Archipelago | Bermuda |
Total islands | 138 |
Area | 53.3 km2 (20.6 sq mi) |
Coastline | 103 km (64 mi) |
Highest elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
Highest point | Town Hill |
Administration | |
British Overseas Territory | Bermuda |
Largest settlement | Hamilton (pop. 1,500) |
Demographics | |
Population | 66,163 (2007) |
Ethnic groups | British, Sub-Saharan African, Portuguese, Amerindian |
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 north-northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1,030 km (640 mi) west-northwest, followed by Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 1,236 km (768 mi) northward. Although commonly referred to in the singular (i.e., The Island, The Rock, and Bermuda), the territory consists of approximately 138 islands, with a total area of 57 km2 (22 sq mi).