Bermuda
Overview
Atlantic Ocean
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. Located off the east coast of the United States
East Coast of the United States
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, its nearest landmass
Landmass
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is Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. It is the point that protrudes the farthest to the southeast along the northeast-to-southwest line of the Atlantic coast of North America...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, about 1030 kilometres (640 mi) to the west-northwest. It is about 1373 kilometres (853.1 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and 1770 kilometres (1,099.8 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida. Its capital city is Hamilton
Hamilton, Bermuda
Hamilton is the capital of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is the territory's financial centre and a major port and tourist destination.-Geography:...
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Bermuda was discovered in 1505 by Spanish navigator Juan de Bermúdez
Juan de Bermudez
Juan de Bermúdez was a Spanish navigator of the 16th century. In 1505, while sailing back to Spain from a provisioning voyage to Hispaniola in the ship La Garça , he discovered Bermuda, which was later named after him. Legatio Babylonica, published in 1511 by Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, lists "La...
(who claimed to find the island inhabited only by pigs) after whom the islands are named, who claimed it for the Spanish Empire
Spanish Empire
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