| The Bermuda Islands or
the Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in
the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States,
it is situated around 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida,
and 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The
nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1,030 kilometres
(640 mi) west-northwest. Its capital city is Hamilton. It is the
oldest and most populous remaining British overseas territory, settled
by England a century before the Acts of Union created the Kingdom of Great
Britain. Bermuda's first capital, St. George's, was settled in 1612 and
is the oldest continuously inhabited English town in the Americas.
Although usually referred to in the singular, the territory consists of
approximately 138 islands, with a total area of 53.3 square kilometres
(20.6 sq mi). The largest island, Main Island, is sometimes itself called
Bermuda. |
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