bermuda

Capital: Hamilton Population: 64,268 Official Languages: English Time Zone: -4 Summer -3 Dialing Code: +1-441

Government: British Overseas Territory Area: 53.2 km2 Ethnic Groups: Hamilton Currency : Bermudian dollar ISO 3166 code: BM

Basic Info

Bermuda, also referred to as the Bermudas or the Somers Isles, a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, located off the east coast of the United States. Its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1,030 kilometres (640 mi) to the west-northwest. It is about 1,239 kilometres (770 mi) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia and 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida, USA. Its capital city is Hamilton.

Geography

Bermuda is a group of low-lying islands located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 580 nautical miles (1070 km, 670 mi) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and roughly 590 nautical miles (1100 km, 690 mi) southeast of Martha's Vineyard. It is 898.2 nautical miles (1663.5 km, 1033.7 mi) from Miami, Florida, 667.374 nautical miles (1235.976 km, 768 mi) from Cape Sable Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. The island lies due east of Fripp Island, South Carolina. It has 103 km (64 mi) of coastline. There are two incorporated municipalities in Bermuda: the City of Hamilton and the Town of St George. Bermuda is divided into nine parishes, in which there are some localities called villages, such as Flatts Village and Somerset Village.

Climate

Bermuda has a humid subtropical climate on the border of tropical climate. It is warmed by the nearby Gulf Stream, due to the westerlies, which carry warm, humid air eastwards over Bermuda, helping to keep winter temperatures above freezing. The climate is humid and, as a result, the summertime heat index can be high, even though mid-August temperatures rarely exceed 30 °C (86 °F). Winters are mild and windy, with average daytime temperatures in January and February around 20 °C (68 °F), although cold fronts bring Arctic air masses that can result in rapid temperature drops. Atlantic winter storms, often associated with these cold fronts, can produce powerful, gusting winds and heavy rain. Factoring in the wind chill, the felt air temperature in winter can fall below freezing, 0 °C (32 °F), even though the actual temperature rarely drops below 10 °C (50 °F). The lowest temperature recorded between 1949 and 1999 was 6.7 °C (44 °F), in February 1950.

Administrative divisions

Bermuda is divided into nine parishes and two municipalities.

Bermuda's nine parishes:

• Devonshire

• Hamilton

• Paget

• Pembroke

• St George's

• Sandys

• Smith's

• Southampton

• Warwick

Bermuda's two incorporated municipalities:

• Hamilton (city)

• St George's (town)

Bermuda's two informal villages:

• Flatts Village

• Somerset Village

Despite their names, Jones Village (in Warwick), Cashew City (St. George's), Claytown (Hamilton), Middle Town (Pembroke) and Tucker's Town (St. George's) are merely neighborhoods; Dandy Town and North Village are sports clubs and Harbour View Village is a small public housing development. See The Map

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