Geography of Bermuda
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This article describes the geography of Bermuda.
- Location
- Bermuda is near North America, and is a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina (US). Nearly antipodal to Perth, Western Australia.
- Geographic coordinates
- Template:Coor dm
- Map references
- North America
- Area
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- Total: 58.8 km²
- Land: 58.8 km²
- Water: 0 km²
- Area - comparative
- About 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
- Land boundaries
- 0 km
- Coastline
- 103 km
- Maritime claims
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- Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Climate
- Subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter
- Terrain
- Low hills separated by fertile depressions
- Elevation extremes
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- Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Highest point: Town Hill 76 m
- Natural resources
- Limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism
- Land use
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- Arable land: 6%
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Permanent pastures: 0%
- Forests and woodland: 0%
- Other: 94% (55% developed, 39% rural/open space) (1997 est.)
- Irrigated land
- NA km²
- Natural hazards
- Hurricanes (June to November)
- Environment - current issues
- Asbestos disposal; water pollution; preservation of open space
- Geography - note
- Consists of about 360 small coral islands with ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land, reclaimed and otherwise, was leased by US Government from 1941 to 1995
Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
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Further reading
- J. Wreford Watson, J. Oliver, C. H. Foggo, A Geography of Bermuda (Collins, London, 1965)
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External links
- Bermuda Geography from Bermuda-Island.net, with antique maps
- Bermuda4u.com - Interactive Map of Bermuda and all its parishes.