List of Bermuda-related topics
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The following is an outline of topics related to the British Overseas Territory of the Bermuda Islands.
Bermuda
- BermudaBermudaBermuda is 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 to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
- Bermuda Police ServiceBermuda Police ServiceThe Bermuda Police Service is the law enforcement agency of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is responsible for policing the entire archipelago, including incorporated municipalities, and the surrounding waters. It is part of, and entirely funded by, the Government of Bermuda...
- Bermuda TriangleBermuda TriangleThe Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and surface vessels allegedly disappeared under mysterious circumstances....
- Bermudian architecture
- Demographics of BermudaDemographics of BermudaThis article is about the demographic features of the population of Bermuda, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
- Charles ElliotCharles ElliotSir Charles Elliot, KCB , was a British naval officer, diplomat, and colonial administrator. He became the first administrator of Hong Kong in 1841 while serving as both Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China...
- Flag of BermudaFlag of BermudaThe Flag of Bermuda was adopted on October 4, 1910. It is a British Red Ensign with the Union Flag in the upper left corner, and the coat of arms of Bermuda in the lower right....
- HMS BermudaHMS BermudaEight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Bermuda, after the island of Bermuda. was a 14-gun brig-sloop purchased in 1795, and foundered the following year. was an 18-gun sloop-of-war launched in 1805 and wrecked 1808. was a 10-gun brig-sloop launched 1808 and wrecked 1816, built...
- Hail to BermudaHail to BermudaHail to Bermuda is the national song of Bermuda, written by Bette Johns. The official anthem is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, God Save the Queen, as the island is a British overseas territory.-Lyrics:...
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2ISO 3166-1 alpha-2ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
country code for Bermuda: BMBermudaBermuda is 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 to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida... - ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
country code for Bermuda: BMUBermudaBermuda is 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 to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida... - Jamestown, VirginiaJamestown, VirginiaJamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 , it was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke...
- Johnny BarnesJohnny BarnesJohnny Barnes born John James Adolphus Mills on June 23, 1924, is a Bermuda native found waving to passing traffic at the Foot of the Lane roundabout in Hamilton, Bermuda, from roughly 3:45 am to 10 am, every workday, rain or shine...
- Law of BermudaLaw of BermudaThe law of Bermuda is based on the common law legal system of England and Wales.-Sources of Law:* The law of England and Wales as it stood in 1620 - of all kinds: common law, equity and statute - became the law of Bermuda at that time, and it remains so to the extent that other sources have not...
- List of Bermuda Triangle incidents
- List of birds on stamps of Bermuda
- List of people on stamps of Bermuda
- Template:Bermuda
- USN NAS Bermuda, Kindley Field, 1970-1995
- USN NAS Bermuda/NAS Annex, Morgans Point, 1941-1995USN NAS Bermuda/NAS Annex, Morgans Point, 1941-1995The United States Navy's Naval Operating Base, was a seaplane base in Bermuda, the original Naval Air Station Bermuda. Following the US Navy's take over of Kindley Air Force Base , the base was adopted to other uses as an annex to the new NAS Bermuda, the NAS Annex...
- USN Tudor Hill, 1954-1995USN Tudor Hill, 1954-1995USN Tudor Hill, 1954 — 1995. The US Navy operated a listening post from Tudor Hill, in Southampton, Bermuda from 1954 til the closure of US bases in 1995. This base remotely monitored sensors designed to listen for submarines moving through the Atlantic. There was some hope that the base would...
Buildings and structures in Bermuda
- Royal Naval Dockyard, BermudaRoyal Naval Dockyard, BermudaHMD Bermuda was the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War. Bermuda had occupied a useful position astride the homeward leg taken by many European vessels from the New World since before its settlement by England in 1609...
- The Fairmont Hamilton PrincessThe Fairmont Hamilton PrincessThe Fairmont Hamilton Princess is one of the grandest and most famous hotels in Hamilton, Bermuda. It also happens to be the oldest hotel in the Fairmont chains. One of the largest in Bermuda it has over 400 rooms...
Houses in Bermuda
- Ashley HouseAshley HouseAshley House is a 17th century cottage located at 15 Railway Trail in the parish of Paget, Bermuda. The original structure is believed to date from circa 1650. The Bermuda Government has classified Ashley House as a Grade One listed property, one of only 60 such properties in the entire country...
- See also: Official residences in Bermuda
Communications in Bermuda
- Communications in BermudaCommunications in BermudaBermuda has five television stations, a small cable microwave system, two cellular services, three submarine cables, two satellite earth stations, and four Internet service providers.-Telephone:*Calling code: 1 441*Telephones - main lines in use: 57,700...
- .bm.bm.bm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Bermuda. It was originally delegated in March 1993 to Bermuda College and was redelegated to the Registrar General of Bermuda, the de-facto manager of the .BM domain, in 2007....
InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code top-level domainCountry code top-level domainA country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
for Bermuda
Television stations in Bermuda
- Bermuda BroadcastingBermuda BroadcastingThe Bermuda Broadcasting Company is the largest broadcasting company in Bermuda. Sometimes abbreviated locally as "BBC", it is not related to the BBC in the United Kingdom. A commercial, for-profit broadcasting company since its beginning in the 1950s, the chairman is Fernance B...
- List of television stations in Bermuda
- Template:Bermuda TV
- VSB-TVVSB-TVVSB-TV is the NBC television affiliate for Hamilton, Bermuda. The station broadcasts on channel 11. In addition to carrying the full NBC network East Coast feed, VSB locally produces a half-hour nightly newscast at 7 p.m., preceding the NBC Nightly News...
- ZBM-TVZBM-TVZBM-TV is a television station serving Hamilton and the British territory of Bermuda. It is owned by Bermuda Broadcasting Company and is an affiliate of United States television network CBS...
- ZFB-TVZFB-TVZFB-TV is a television station serving Hamilton and the British territory of Bermuda. It is owned by Bermuda Broadcasting Company and is an affiliate of United States television network ABC and the British global television network BBC World News...
Bermudian culture
- Culture of BermudaCulture of BermudaThe Culture of Bermuda reflects the heritage of its people, who are chiefly of African and European descent. A small percentage of Asians also live on the island. Although Bermuda is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, it also has strong historical links with the United States...
- Bermudian EnglishBermudian EnglishBermudian English is a regional accent of English found in Bermuda, a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic. "Standard English is used in professional settings and in writing, while vernacular Bermudian English is spoken on more casual occasions"...
- Coat of arms of BermudaCoat of arms of BermudaThe coat of arms of Bermuda depicts a red lion holding a shield that has a depiction of a wrecked ship upon it. The red lion is a symbol of England and alludes to Bermuda’s relationship with that country. The wrecked ship is the Sea Venture, the flagship of the Virginia Company...
- Public holidays in BermudaPublic holidays in BermudaThis is a list of named Holidays in Bermuda. Every Sunday is also considered a holiday.-Nature of Public Holidays:The official list of Public Holidays was set out in 1947 in the Public Holidays Act...
- Victoria Park, HamiltonVictoria Park, HamiltonVictoria Park is centrally located in the city of Hamilton, Bermuda . It is a public park that is opened daily to the public during day light hours. It is widely used as an entertainment venue for free concerts and the like...
- See also: Bermudian media
- See also: Sport in Bermuda
Bermudian writers
- Angela Barry
- Brian Burland
- Dale Butler
- Ira Philip
- Elizabeth Mulderig
- Eva Hodgson
- Larry Burchall
- Randolph Williams
- Stewart Hayward
Bermudian singer-songwriters
- Collie budz aka Colin Harper
- Heather NovaHeather NovaHeather Nova, is a Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet. She has released eight full-length albums and has found lasting success in Germany where two of her albums South and Storm have made their way into the Top-5 of German official album chart.-Biography:Heather Nova was born in Bermuda...
- Hubert Smith
Economy of Bermuda
- Economy of BermudaEconomy of BermudaBermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, having successfully exploited its location by providing financial services for international firms and luxury tourist facilities for 360,000 visitors annually. The tourist industry, which accounts for an estimated 28% of GDP,...
- Bermuda Monetary AuthorityBermuda Monetary AuthorityThe Bermuda Monetary Authority is the financial regulatory agency for Bermuda.It is responsible for the licensing of companies proposing to carry on the business of deposit taking , insurance, trusts, investment funds, money service, and investment business in Bermuda; the issue and redemption of...
- Bermuda Stock ExchangeBermuda Stock ExchangeThe Bermuda Stock Exchange , established in 1971, is currently the world’s leading fully electronic offshore securities market. The 2010 BSX 'Year End Review' report stated that the exchange's aggregate market capitalization stood at $USD319 billion.A breakdown of the securities listed on the BSX...
- Currency of BermudaCurrencyIn economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
: Bermudian Dollar (formerly Bermudian pound)- ISO 4217ISO 4217ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
: BMDBMDBMD can refer to several things:* BMD - Polish music producer, DJ and party promoter* Britainy Maria Dye* BMD * BMD Big Medium Drink...
- ISO 4217
Trade unions of Bermuda
- Bermuda Industrial UnionBermuda Industrial UnionThe Bermuda Industrial Union is a general trade union in Bermuda. It was founded in 1946 and has a membership of 4200.The BIU is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation, and Public Services International....
- Bermuda Public Services AssociationBermuda Public Services AssociationThe Bermuda Public Services Union is a trade union in Bermuda. It was founded in 1952 as the Bermuda Civil Service Association, and changed its name in 1971.The BPSU is affiliated to Public Services International and Union Network International....
Schools in Bermuda
Private Schools- Bermuda High School for GirlsBermuda High School for GirlsThe Bermuda High School is a school in Pembroke, Bermuda. It is an all girls academic School. This school is for ages 5–17, offering the IB programme. It is also a Round Square School and offers the Duke Of Edinburgh Award Scheme...
- Saltus Grammar SchoolSaltus Grammar SchoolSaltus Grammar School, founded in 1888, is an independent school in Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda. It was a boys' school until 1992 when it became fully co-educational. It has two campuses, one for the Preparatory Department and one for the Junior Department, Senior Department and Graduate...
- Somersfield Academy
- Hope Academy
- Bermuda Institute
- Warwick AcademyWarwick AcademyWarwick Academy is the oldest school in Bermuda and one of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere, established in 1662. It was named after the English colonial administrator Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, who gave the original land.-The school:...
Public Primary Schools
- East End Primary
- West Pembroke Primary
- Victor Scott
- Paget Primary
- Gilbert Institute
- Port RoyalPort RoyalPort Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1518, it was the centre of shipping commerce in the Caribbean Sea during the latter half of the 17th century...
- Francis Patton
- Southampton Glebe
- Somerset Primary
- West End Primary
- Purvis Primary
- St. David's Primary
Public Middle Schools
- Clearwater Middle School
- Dellwood Middle School
Natural history of Bermuda
- Bermuda PetrelBermuda PetrelThe Bermuda Petrel, Pterodroma cahow, is a gadfly petrel. Commonly known in Bermuda as the Cahow, a name derived from its eerie cries, this nocturnal ground-nesting seabird is the national bird of Bermuda, and a symbol of hope for nature conservation. It was thought extinct for 330 years...
- Bermuda Rock SkinkBermuda Rock SkinkThe Bermuda Rock Skink or Rock Lizard is the only endemic terrestrial vertebrate animal of the Bermudas...
- Common Ground DoveCommon Ground DoveThe Common Ground Dove is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. The Common Ground Dove is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United States...
- Eastern BluebirdEastern BluebirdThe Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, is a small thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands and orchards, and most recently can be spotted in suburban areas. It is the state bird of Missouri and New York....
- Gray CatbirdGray CatbirdThe Gray Catbird , also spelled Grey Catbird, is a medium-sized northern American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the "catbird" genus Dumetella...
- Great KiskadeeGreat KiskadeeThe Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher; sometimes its genus Pitangus is considered monotypic, with the Lesser Kiskadee The Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher; sometimes its genus Pitangus...
- Mourning DoveMourning DoveThe Mourning Dove is a member of the dove family . The bird is also called the Turtle Dove or the American Mourning Dove or Rain Dove, and formerly was known as the Carolina Pigeon or Carolina Turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread of all North American birds...
- Northern CardinalNorthern CardinalThe Northern Cardinal or Redbird or Common Cardinal is a North American bird in the genus Cardinalis. It can be found in southern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico...
- White-eyed VireoWhite-eyed VireoThe White-eyed Vireo, Vireo griseus, is a small songbird. It breeds in the southeastern USA from New Jersey west to northern Missouri and south to Texas and Florida, and also in eastern Mexico, northern Central America, Cuba and the Bahamas....
- White-tailed TropicbirdWhite-tailed TropicbirdThe White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus, is a tropicbird, smallest of three closely related seabirds of the tropical oceans and smallest member of the order Phaethontiformes. It occurs in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans...
- Yellow-crowned Night HeronYellow-crowned Night HeronThe Yellow-crowned Night Heron , also called the American Night Heron or squawk, is a fairly small heron, similar in appearance to the Black-crowned Night Heron...
Geography of Bermuda
- Geography of BermudaGeography of BermudaThis article describes the geography of Bermuda.-Location:Bermuda 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 northeast of Miami, Florida and south of Halifax, Nova Scotia...
- Annie's Bay, BermudaAnnie's Bay, BermudaAnnie's Bay is a picturesque bay in the northeast of Bermuda. It occupies much of the east coast of Cooper's Island, in St. George's Parish.Access to the bay was restricted from 1942 to 1995, while the surrounding land was part of military bases...
- Bermuda Botanical GardensBermuda Botanical GardensBermuda Botanical Gardens features of flowers, shrubs, and trees. The Botanical Gardens are located in Paget Parish, Bermuda a short drive from downtown Hamilton....
- Boaz Island, BermudaBoaz Island, BermudaBoaz Island, formerly known as Gate's Island or Yates Island, is one of the six main islands of Bermuda. It is part of a chain of islands in the west of the country that make up Sandys Parish, lying between the larger Ireland Island and Somerset Island, and is connected to both by bridges. Its east...
- Castle Harbor, Bermuda
- Castle Island, BermudaCastle Island, BermudaCastle Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 3.5 acre island is situated close to the entrance to Castle Harbour, to the north of the Tucker's Town Peninsula.Originally called King's Island, it is of...
- Church Bay, BermudaChurch Bay, BermudaChurch Bay is perhaps the most popular snorkelling beach in Bermuda. It is located in Church Bay Park off South Road in Southampton Parish on the main island. The reef is close to the shore and many colorful fish gather along it.-External links:...
- Coney Island, BermudaConey Island, BermudaConey Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The island cover 14.5 acres , close to the western entrance to Castle Harbor, southwest of the town of St. George's and close to the southern entrance to Ferry Reach....
- Cooper's Island, BermudaCooper's Island, BermudaCooper's Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 77 acre island is located in the northeast of Castle Harbor, and thanks to reclamation work is now joined to St...
- Crystal Cave, BermudaCrystal Cave, BermudaCrystal Cave is the most famous of Bermuda's many subterranean caverns. It is located in Hamilton Parish, close to Castle Harbor. A tourist attraction since 1907, it was discovered in 1905 by Carl Gibbons and Edgar Hollis, two 12 year-old boys searching for a lost cricket ball. Soon after, the...
- Darrell's Island, BermudaDarrell's Island, BermudaDarrell's Island is a small island within the Great Sound of Bermuda. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish. it is owned by the Bermuda Government....
- Devil's Hole, BermudaDevil's Hole, BermudaDevil's Hole is a large water-filled sinkhole, close to the southeastern corner of Harrington Sound, Bermuda. At one time a subterranean, oceanic cave, it is fed by the Atlantic ocean proper, rather than the far closer sound, via an underground estuary....
- Elbow Beach, BermudaElbow Beach, BermudaElbow Beach is one of the most popular beaches on the main island of Bermuda. Located on the southern coast of Paget Parish, it is also home to one of Bermuda's most famous resorts, the Elbow Beach Hotel...
- Ferry Reach, BermudaFerry Reach, BermudaFerry Reach is a three mile long channel in the north-east of Bermuda, which lies between St. George's Island in the north and St. David's Island in the south south-west of the town of St. George's.It extends south from St...
- Flatt's Inlet, BermudaFlatt's Inlet, BermudaFlatt's Inlet is a small channel in Bermuda which joins Harrington Sound with the Atlantic Ocean. It lies almost exactly between the territory's two municipalities, Hamilton and St...
- Flatts Village, BermudaFlatts Village, BermudaFlatts Village is a small settlement in Bermuda, lying on the southern bank of Flatt's Inlet in Hamilton Parish, almost exactly between the territory's two incorporated municipalities, Hamilton and St. George's.-History:...
- Great Sound, BermudaGreat Sound, BermudaThe Great Sound is a body of water shaped by the islands of Bermuda. It dominates the southwest of the island chain, and forms a natural harbour. It is surrounded on all sides by the islands, except for the northeast, where it is open to the Atlantic Ocean....
- Gunner Bay, BermudaGunner Bay, BermudaGunner Bay is a large bay in the far north of Bermuda. It contains the entrance to St. George's Harbor and Paget Island, and is overlooked by St. David's Head in the far north of St. David's Island....
- Hamilton Harbor, Bermuda
- Hamilton, BermudaHamilton, BermudaHamilton 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:...
- Harrington Sound, BermudaHarrington Sound, BermudaHarrington Sound is a large inland body of water in the northeast of the main island of Bermuda. It is surrounded by the main island on all sides, only appearing open to the ocean via a small channel called Flatt's Inlet in the southwest...
- Hawkins Island, BermudaHawkins Island, BermudaHawkins Island is a small island within Bermuda's Great Sound. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish.Originally named Elizabeth's or Tatem Island, it was re-named in 1809...
- Hinson's Island, BermudaHinson's Island, BermudaHinson's Island is a small island within the Great Sound, Bermuda of Bermuda. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is part of Paget parish, although it was formerly part of Warwick Parish and is still within the Warwick North constituency....
- Horseshoe Bay, BermudaHorseshoe Bay, BermudaHorseshoe Bay is perhaps the most famous beach in Bermuda. A very popular tourist spot, it lies on the main island's south coast, in the parish of Southampton. The sand of the beach is very fine and displays a pink tint. The beach is equipped with one lifeguard station which is manned during the...
- Ireland Island, BermudaIreland Island, BermudaIreland Island is the northwesternmost island in the chain which comprises Bermuda. It forms a long finger of land pointing northeastwards from the main island, the last link in a chain which also includes Boaz Island and Somerset Island. It lies within Sandys Parish, and forms the northwestern...
- Islands of BermudaIslands of BermudaThe following is an alphabetical list of the islands of the British Overseas Territory of the Bermuda Islands:-Bermuda Islands:*Agar's Island*Alpha Island*Banjo Island*Bartlett's Island*Bartram Island*Bay Island...
- Little Sound, BermudaLittle Sound, BermudaThe Little Sound in Bermuda is a small part of the Great Sound, the body of water that is almost entirely encircled by the Bermuda chain in the west of the territory. The Little Sound lies at the south of the Great Sound, and is separated from it by two peninsulas which extend into the sound from...
- Long Island, BermudaLong Island, BermudaLong Island is a small island within the Great Sound of Bermuda. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish. Like its neighbour Hawkins Island, it was a prisoner of war camp during the Second Boer War from 1901 to 1902....
- Mangrove Lake, BermudaMangrove Lake, BermudaMangrove Lake is - after Harrington Sound - Bermuda's second largest lake. Like many of Bermuda's lakes, it is brackish, as it lies close to the Atlantic Ocean and can be inundated by it in storms....
- Marshall's Island, BermudaMarshall's Island, BermudaMarshall's Island is a small island within the Great Sound of Bermuda. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish. The island is in two distinct parts, joined by a narrow neck. Previously owned by the Royal Navy, it is now privately owned....
- Nonsuch Island, BermudaNonsuch Island, BermudaNonsuch Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory. It is 5.7 ha in area and is situated at the eastern entrance to Castle Harbour, close to the south-easternmost point of Cooper's Island...
- Ordnance Island, BermudaOrdnance Island, BermudaOrdnance Island is located within the limits of St. George's town, Bermuda. It lies close to the shore opposite the town square , in St. George's Harbour....
- Paget Island, BermudaPaget Island, BermudaPaget Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 36 acre island is located at the northern entrance to St. George's Harbor, east of the town of St. George's and just to the north of the slightly larger Smith's...
- Places of interest in BermudaPlaces of interest in Bermuda-Sandys Parish:*Royal Naval Dockyard*Somerset Village - one of Bermuda's five main settlements.*Fort Scaur*Somerset Bridge - the world's smallest working drawbridge.*Cathedral Rocks*Ely's Harbour*Bermuda Maritime Museum-Southampton Parish:*Whale Bay Fort...
- Salt Kettle, BermudaSalt Kettle, BermudaThe Salt Kettle is a small peninsula in Paget Parish, Bermuda which stands at the southern approach to Hamilton Harbor. One of the termini of the ferries that ply the harbor, this scenic peninsula was the subject of several important paintings by American artist Winslow Homer....
- Smith's Island, BermudaSmith's Island, BermudaSmith's Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 61 acre island is located close to the northern entrance to St. George's Harbour, east of the town of St. George's to the south of the slightly smaller Paget...
- Somerset Island, BermudaSomerset Island, BermudaSomerset Island is one of the main islands of the chain that makes up Bermuda. It lies in the far west of the territory, and covers 2.84 square kilometres. It comprises about half of the parish of Sandys, and is the largest of a chain of islands which extend along the northwestern coast of the...
- Somerset, Bermuda
- Spanish Point, BermudaSpanish Point, BermudaSpanish Point is a prominent headland in Bermuda, located in Pembroke Parish five kilometres to the northwest of the capital Hamilton. It forms the eastern coast at the entrance to the Great Sound....
- Spittal Pond, BermudaSpittal Pond, BermudaSpittal Pond is the third largest pond in Bermuda, and is surrounded by Bermuda's largest wildlife sanctuary, the Spittal Pond Nature Reserve. It is located close to the Atlantic coast of Smith's Parish....
- St. David's Head, BermudaSt. David's Head, BermudaSt. David's Head is a headland in the northeast of St. David's Island, Bermuda. It is the easternmost point of the territory, and is located in St. George's Parish...
- St. David's Island, BermudaSt. David's Island, BermudaSt. David's Island is one of the main islands of Bermuda. It is located in the far north of the territory, one of the two similarly sized islands that makeup the majority of St...
- St. George's Harbor, Bermuda
- St. George's Island, BermudaSt. George's Island, BermudaSt. George's Island is one of the main islands of the territory of Bermuda. It lies in the northeast of the territory. It is divided between the town of St. George's and St. George's Parish...
- St. George's, BermudaSt. George's, BermudaSt. George's , located on the island and within the parish of the same names, was the first permanent settlement on the islands of Bermuda, and is often described as the third successful English settlement in the Americas, after St. John's, Newfoundland, and Jamestown, Virginia. However, St...
- The Causeway, BermudaThe Causeway, BermudaThe Causeway is a narrow strip of reclaimed land and bridges in the north of Bermuda linking Hamilton Parish on the mainland in the southwest and Bermuda International Airport on St. David's Island in St. George's Parish in the northeast, which are otherwise divided by Castle Harbour.The need for...
- Tobacco Bay, BermudaTobacco Bay, BermudaTobacco Bay is located in the far north of Bermuda. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast, close to the town of St. George's and to the historic Fort St. Catherine. One of Bermuda's national parks, it is a popular public beach...
- Trott's Pond, BermudaTrott's Pond, BermudaTrott's Pond is a small lake in the northeast of Bermuda. Like many of Bermuda's lakes, it is brackish, as it lies close to the Atlantic Ocean....
- Trunk Island, BermudaTrunk Island, BermudaTrunk Island is the largest island in Harrington Sound, Bermuda. Its area is , and it contains two houses: a main mansion and a guest cottage. The island has been owned by the Tucker/Gardner family since the early 19th century and was used as a summer camp for Bermudian groups such as Sea Scouts...
- Tucker's Town Peninsula, BermudaTucker's Town Peninsula, BermudaTucker's Town Peninsula is a two-mile long peninsula which extends from the northeastern tip of the main island of Bermuda. It is in St...
- Tucker's Town, BermudaTucker's Town, BermudaTucker's Town is a small community in St. George's Parish, Bermuda at the mouth of Castle Harbour, on Tucker's Town Peninsula on Bermuda's main island.-Forgotten community:...
- Victoria Park, HamiltonVictoria Park, HamiltonVictoria Park is centrally located in the city of Hamilton, Bermuda . It is a public park that is opened daily to the public during day light hours. It is widely used as an entertainment venue for free concerts and the like...
- Warwick Parish, BermudaWarwick Parish, BermudaWarwick Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick .It is located in the central south of the island chain, occupying part of the main island to the southeast of the Great Sound, the large expanse of water which dominates the geography of western...
Bermuda geography stubs
- Annie's Bay, BermudaAnnie's Bay, BermudaAnnie's Bay is a picturesque bay in the northeast of Bermuda. It occupies much of the east coast of Cooper's Island, in St. George's Parish.Access to the bay was restricted from 1942 to 1995, while the surrounding land was part of military bases...
- Bermuda Botanical GardensBermuda Botanical GardensBermuda Botanical Gardens features of flowers, shrubs, and trees. The Botanical Gardens are located in Paget Parish, Bermuda a short drive from downtown Hamilton....
- Bermuda International AirportBermuda International AirportL.F. Wade International Airport , formerly named Bermuda International Airport, is the sole airport serving Bermuda, a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is located in the parish of St. George's and is northeast of Bermuda's capital city of Hamilton. In 2006, L.F. Wade...
- Castle Harbor, Bermuda
- Castle Island, BermudaCastle Island, BermudaCastle Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 3.5 acre island is situated close to the entrance to Castle Harbour, to the north of the Tucker's Town Peninsula.Originally called King's Island, it is of...
- Church Bay, BermudaChurch Bay, BermudaChurch Bay is perhaps the most popular snorkelling beach in Bermuda. It is located in Church Bay Park off South Road in Southampton Parish on the main island. The reef is close to the shore and many colorful fish gather along it.-External links:...
- Coney Island, BermudaConey Island, BermudaConey Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The island cover 14.5 acres , close to the western entrance to Castle Harbor, southwest of the town of St. George's and close to the southern entrance to Ferry Reach....
- Cooper's Island, BermudaCooper's Island, BermudaCooper's Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 77 acre island is located in the northeast of Castle Harbor, and thanks to reclamation work is now joined to St...
- Crystal Cave, BermudaCrystal Cave, BermudaCrystal Cave is the most famous of Bermuda's many subterranean caverns. It is located in Hamilton Parish, close to Castle Harbor. A tourist attraction since 1907, it was discovered in 1905 by Carl Gibbons and Edgar Hollis, two 12 year-old boys searching for a lost cricket ball. Soon after, the...
- Devil's Hole, BermudaDevil's Hole, BermudaDevil's Hole is a large water-filled sinkhole, close to the southeastern corner of Harrington Sound, Bermuda. At one time a subterranean, oceanic cave, it is fed by the Atlantic ocean proper, rather than the far closer sound, via an underground estuary....
- Devonshire Parish, BermudaDevonshire Parish, Bermuda-Location:It is located in the centre of the territory, close to the junction between the main part of the main island and the peninsula containing the capital, Hamilton, and Pembroke Parish . To the northeast, it is joined to Smith's Parish, and to the southwest it borders Paget Parish. As with...
- Elbow Beach, BermudaElbow Beach, BermudaElbow Beach is one of the most popular beaches on the main island of Bermuda. Located on the southern coast of Paget Parish, it is also home to one of Bermuda's most famous resorts, the Elbow Beach Hotel...
- Ferry Reach, BermudaFerry Reach, BermudaFerry Reach is a three mile long channel in the north-east of Bermuda, which lies between St. George's Island in the north and St. David's Island in the south south-west of the town of St. George's.It extends south from St...
- Flatt's Inlet, BermudaFlatt's Inlet, BermudaFlatt's Inlet is a small channel in Bermuda which joins Harrington Sound with the Atlantic Ocean. It lies almost exactly between the territory's two municipalities, Hamilton and St...
- Flatts Village, BermudaFlatts Village, BermudaFlatts Village is a small settlement in Bermuda, lying on the southern bank of Flatt's Inlet in Hamilton Parish, almost exactly between the territory's two incorporated municipalities, Hamilton and St. George's.-History:...
- Great Sound, BermudaGreat Sound, BermudaThe Great Sound is a body of water shaped by the islands of Bermuda. It dominates the southwest of the island chain, and forms a natural harbour. It is surrounded on all sides by the islands, except for the northeast, where it is open to the Atlantic Ocean....
- Gunner Bay, BermudaGunner Bay, BermudaGunner Bay is a large bay in the far north of Bermuda. It contains the entrance to St. George's Harbor and Paget Island, and is overlooked by St. David's Head in the far north of St. David's Island....
- Hamilton Harbor, Bermuda
- Hamilton Parish, BermudaHamilton Parish, BermudaHamilton Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It was renamed for Scottish aristocrat James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton when he purchased the shares originally held in the Virginia Company by Lucy, Countess of Bedford.It is located in the northwest of the island chain, and is...
- Hamilton, BermudaHamilton, BermudaHamilton 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:...
- Harrington Sound, BermudaHarrington Sound, BermudaHarrington Sound is a large inland body of water in the northeast of the main island of Bermuda. It is surrounded by the main island on all sides, only appearing open to the ocean via a small channel called Flatt's Inlet in the southwest...
- Hawkins Island, BermudaHawkins Island, BermudaHawkins Island is a small island within Bermuda's Great Sound. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish.Originally named Elizabeth's or Tatem Island, it was re-named in 1809...
- Hinson's Island, BermudaHinson's Island, BermudaHinson's Island is a small island within the Great Sound, Bermuda of Bermuda. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is part of Paget parish, although it was formerly part of Warwick Parish and is still within the Warwick North constituency....
- Horseshoe Bay, BermudaHorseshoe Bay, BermudaHorseshoe Bay is perhaps the most famous beach in Bermuda. A very popular tourist spot, it lies on the main island's south coast, in the parish of Southampton. The sand of the beach is very fine and displays a pink tint. The beach is equipped with one lifeguard station which is manned during the...
- Ireland Island, BermudaIreland Island, BermudaIreland Island is the northwesternmost island in the chain which comprises Bermuda. It forms a long finger of land pointing northeastwards from the main island, the last link in a chain which also includes Boaz Island and Somerset Island. It lies within Sandys Parish, and forms the northwestern...
- List of cities in Bermuda
- Little Sound, BermudaLittle Sound, BermudaThe Little Sound in Bermuda is a small part of the Great Sound, the body of water that is almost entirely encircled by the Bermuda chain in the west of the territory. The Little Sound lies at the south of the Great Sound, and is separated from it by two peninsulas which extend into the sound from...
- Long Island, BermudaLong Island, BermudaLong Island is a small island within the Great Sound of Bermuda. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish. Like its neighbour Hawkins Island, it was a prisoner of war camp during the Second Boer War from 1901 to 1902....
- Mangrove Lake, BermudaMangrove Lake, BermudaMangrove Lake is - after Harrington Sound - Bermuda's second largest lake. Like many of Bermuda's lakes, it is brackish, as it lies close to the Atlantic Ocean and can be inundated by it in storms....
- Marshall's Island, BermudaMarshall's Island, BermudaMarshall's Island is a small island within the Great Sound of Bermuda. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish. The island is in two distinct parts, joined by a narrow neck. Previously owned by the Royal Navy, it is now privately owned....
- Nonsuch Island, BermudaNonsuch Island, BermudaNonsuch Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory. It is 5.7 ha in area and is situated at the eastern entrance to Castle Harbour, close to the south-easternmost point of Cooper's Island...
- Ordnance Island, BermudaOrdnance Island, BermudaOrdnance Island is located within the limits of St. George's town, Bermuda. It lies close to the shore opposite the town square , in St. George's Harbour....
- Paget Island, BermudaPaget Island, BermudaPaget Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 36 acre island is located at the northern entrance to St. George's Harbor, east of the town of St. George's and just to the north of the slightly larger Smith's...
- Paget Parish, BermudaPaget Parish, BermudaPaget Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert .The parish is located in the central south of the island chain, immediately south of Hamilton Harbor on the main island. It is joined to Warwick Parish in the southwest, and Devonshire...
- Pembroke Parish, BermudaPembroke Parish, BermudaPembroke Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after English aristocrat William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke ....
- Salt Kettle, BermudaSalt Kettle, BermudaThe Salt Kettle is a small peninsula in Paget Parish, Bermuda which stands at the southern approach to Hamilton Harbor. One of the termini of the ferries that ply the harbor, this scenic peninsula was the subject of several important paintings by American artist Winslow Homer....
- Sandys Parish, BermudaSandys Parish, BermudaSandys Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for English aristocrat Sir Edwin Sandys , and hence there is no apostrophe in the name, which is pronounced "Sands"....
- Smith's Island, BermudaSmith's Island, BermudaSmith's Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.The 61 acre island is located close to the northern entrance to St. George's Harbour, east of the town of St. George's to the south of the slightly smaller Paget...
- Somerset Island, BermudaSomerset Island, BermudaSomerset Island is one of the main islands of the chain that makes up Bermuda. It lies in the far west of the territory, and covers 2.84 square kilometres. It comprises about half of the parish of Sandys, and is the largest of a chain of islands which extend along the northwestern coast of the...
- Somerset, Bermuda
- Southampton Parish, BermudaSouthampton Parish, BermudaSouthampton Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton .It is located in the southwest of the island chain, occupying all of the western part of the main island, except for the westernmost tip...
- Spanish Point, BermudaSpanish Point, BermudaSpanish Point is a prominent headland in Bermuda, located in Pembroke Parish five kilometres to the northwest of the capital Hamilton. It forms the eastern coast at the entrance to the Great Sound....
- Spittal Pond, BermudaSpittal Pond, BermudaSpittal Pond is the third largest pond in Bermuda, and is surrounded by Bermuda's largest wildlife sanctuary, the Spittal Pond Nature Reserve. It is located close to the Atlantic coast of Smith's Parish....
- St. David's Head, BermudaSt. David's Head, BermudaSt. David's Head is a headland in the northeast of St. David's Island, Bermuda. It is the easternmost point of the territory, and is located in St. George's Parish...
- St. David's Island, BermudaSt. David's Island, BermudaSt. David's Island is one of the main islands of Bermuda. It is located in the far north of the territory, one of the two similarly sized islands that makeup the majority of St...
- St. George's Harbor, Bermuda
- St. George's Island, BermudaSt. George's Island, BermudaSt. George's Island is one of the main islands of the territory of Bermuda. It lies in the northeast of the territory. It is divided between the town of St. George's and St. George's Parish...
- Subdivisions of BermudaSubdivisions of Bermuda||The land area of Bermuda is divided into nine parishes. There are also two defined municipalities, located in the boundaries of two of the parishes.-Parishes:...
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- The Causeway, BermudaThe Causeway, BermudaThe Causeway is a narrow strip of reclaimed land and bridges in the north of Bermuda linking Hamilton Parish on the mainland in the southwest and Bermuda International Airport on St. David's Island in St. George's Parish in the northeast, which are otherwise divided by Castle Harbour.The need for...
- Tobacco Bay, BermudaTobacco Bay, BermudaTobacco Bay is located in the far north of Bermuda. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast, close to the town of St. George's and to the historic Fort St. Catherine. One of Bermuda's national parks, it is a popular public beach...
- Trott's Pond, BermudaTrott's Pond, BermudaTrott's Pond is a small lake in the northeast of Bermuda. Like many of Bermuda's lakes, it is brackish, as it lies close to the Atlantic Ocean....
- Trunk Island, BermudaTrunk Island, BermudaTrunk Island is the largest island in Harrington Sound, Bermuda. Its area is , and it contains two houses: a main mansion and a guest cottage. The island has been owned by the Tucker/Gardner family since the early 19th century and was used as a summer camp for Bermudian groups such as Sea Scouts...
- Tucker's Town Peninsula, BermudaTucker's Town Peninsula, BermudaTucker's Town Peninsula is a two-mile long peninsula which extends from the northeastern tip of the main island of Bermuda. It is in St...
- Tucker's Town, BermudaTucker's Town, BermudaTucker's Town is a small community in St. George's Parish, Bermuda at the mouth of Castle Harbour, on Tucker's Town Peninsula on Bermuda's main island.-Forgotten community:...
- USCG Air-Sea Rescue, at USAF Base, Kindley FieldUSCG Air-Sea Rescue, at USAF Base, Kindley FieldThe USCG detachment in Bermuda operated air-sea rescue services, moved from the US Naval Station to Kindley Field, in November 1963 until the withdrawal of its HU-16 Grumman Albatross flying boats in 1965. The role was subsequently filled by helicopters....
- USCG Base, Whites Island, Bermuda. WWIUSCG Base, Whites Island, Bermuda. WWIUnited States Coast Guard Base Whites Island is a former United States Coast Guard facility located on White's Island in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda....
- USN Tudor Hill, 1954-1995USN Tudor Hill, 1954-1995USN Tudor Hill, 1954 — 1995. The US Navy operated a listening post from Tudor Hill, in Southampton, Bermuda from 1954 til the closure of US bases in 1995. This base remotely monitored sensors designed to listen for submarines moving through the Atlantic. There was some hope that the base would...
- Victoria Park, HamiltonVictoria Park, HamiltonVictoria Park is centrally located in the city of Hamilton, Bermuda . It is a public park that is opened daily to the public during day light hours. It is widely used as an entertainment venue for free concerts and the like...
- Warwick Parish, BermudaWarwick Parish, BermudaWarwick Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick .It is located in the central south of the island chain, occupying part of the main island to the southeast of the Great Sound, the large expanse of water which dominates the geography of western...
Hurricanes in Bermuda
- Hurricane Debby (1982)Hurricane Debby (1982)Hurricane Debby was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 1982 Atlantic hurricane season, peaking with winds of 135 mph . The fourth named storm of the season, it lasted roughly one week over the Atlantic Ocean, affecting Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. Light damage was...
- Hurricane Emily (1987)Hurricane Emily (1987)Hurricane Emily was the only major hurricane to develop during the below-average 1987 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming out of a tropical disturbance that moved off the west coast of Africa on September 20, the storm quickly attained hurricane status before undergoing rapid intensification...
- Hurricane Dean (1989)Hurricane Dean (1989)Hurricane Dean was the fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season. Dean formed on July 31 and reached tropical storm status the following day east of the Leeward Islands...
- Hurricane Felix (1995)Hurricane Felix (1995)Hurricane Felix was the sixth named tropical cyclone and the third hurricane of the unusually active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. Though the Cape Verde-type hurricane never made landfall, Felix stalled off the coast of North Carolina, resulting in great uncertainty over its track...
- Hurricane Karen (2001)Hurricane Karen (2001)Hurricane Karen was a hurricane of non-tropical origin that formed in October of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. It developed out of the interaction between a cold front and an upper level trough on October 10 located to the south of Bermuda, and quickly strengthened as an extratropical storm....
- Hurricane FabianHurricane FabianHurricane Fabian was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that hit Bermuda in early September during the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Fabian, the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season, developed from a tropical wave in the tropical Atlantic Ocean on August 25...
- Hurricane Florence (2006)Hurricane Florence (2006)Hurricane Florence was the first Atlantic hurricane to produce hurricane force winds on Bermuda since Hurricane Fabian hit the island in September 2003. The seventh tropical storm and second hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, Florence developed from a tropical wave in the tropical...
- Hurricane Igor (2010)Hurricane Igor (2010)Hurricane Igor was the most destructive tropical cyclone to strike the Canadian island of Newfoundland on record. The origins of Igor were within a broad area of low pressure that moved off the west coast of Africa on September 6, 2010. Tracking slowly westward, it developed into a tropical...
Subdivisions of Bermuda
- Subdivisions of BermudaSubdivisions of Bermuda||The land area of Bermuda is divided into nine parishes. There are also two defined municipalities, located in the boundaries of two of the parishes.-Parishes:...
- Devonshire Parish, BermudaDevonshire Parish, Bermuda-Location:It is located in the centre of the territory, close to the junction between the main part of the main island and the peninsula containing the capital, Hamilton, and Pembroke Parish . To the northeast, it is joined to Smith's Parish, and to the southwest it borders Paget Parish. As with...
- Hamilton Parish, BermudaHamilton Parish, BermudaHamilton Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It was renamed for Scottish aristocrat James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton when he purchased the shares originally held in the Virginia Company by Lucy, Countess of Bedford.It is located in the northwest of the island chain, and is...
- Hamilton, BermudaHamilton, BermudaHamilton 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:...
- Paget Parish, BermudaPaget Parish, BermudaPaget Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert .The parish is located in the central south of the island chain, immediately south of Hamilton Harbor on the main island. It is joined to Warwick Parish in the southwest, and Devonshire...
- Pembroke Parish, BermudaPembroke Parish, BermudaPembroke Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after English aristocrat William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke ....
- Sandys Parish, BermudaSandys Parish, BermudaSandys Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for English aristocrat Sir Edwin Sandys , and hence there is no apostrophe in the name, which is pronounced "Sands"....
- Smith's Parish, BermudaSmith's Parish, BermudaSmith's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for English aristocrat Sir Thomas Smith/Smythe .-Description:...
- Southampton Parish, BermudaSouthampton Parish, BermudaSouthampton Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton .It is located in the southwest of the island chain, occupying all of the western part of the main island, except for the westernmost tip...
- St. George's Parish, BermudaSt. George's Parish, BermudaSt. George's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after the founder of the Bermuda colony, Admiral Sir George Somers.It is located in the north-easternmost part of the island chain, containing a small part of the main island around Tucker's Town and the Tucker's Town...
- St. George's, BermudaSt. George's, BermudaSt. George's , located on the island and within the parish of the same names, was the first permanent settlement on the islands of Bermuda, and is often described as the third successful English settlement in the Americas, after St. John's, Newfoundland, and Jamestown, Virginia. However, St...
Government of Bermuda
- Governor of BermudaGovernor of BermudaThe Governor of Bermuda is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Bermuda. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...
- See also: Official residences in Bermuda
History of Bermuda
- History of BermudaHistory of Bermuda-Initial discovery:Bermuda was discovered by Juan de Bermudez in 1505.The island is shown as "La Bermuda" in Peter Martyr's Legatio Babylonica . Bermudez returned again in 1515, with the chronicler Oviedo y Valdés...
- Bermuda Admiralty CaseBermuda Admiralty CaseThe Bermuda Admiralty Case occurred in 1861 during the Union blockade of the Confederacy. Confederate agents in Liverpool, England were loading a British steamer, the Bermuda, with munitions for the Confederate Army when United States Minister Charles Francis Adams learned of it, and notified...
- Bermuda Militia 1612-1687Bermuda Militia 1612-1687Bermuda Militia 1612-1687. Militias under The Virginia Company, The Somers Isles Company, and The Crown, prior to the first Militia Act, of 1687....
- Bermuda Militia 1687-1813Bermuda Militia 1687-1813Bermuda Militia, under Militia Acts 1687 - 1813. Although the Bermuda Parliament had been formed in 1620, prior to 1687, the Bermudian Militia was raised and organised without reference to a Militia Act...
- Bermuda Militia 1813Bermuda Militia 1813In the Military of Bermuda, with the start of the American War of 1812, an Act of 1813 re-organized the nine-company regiment of foot into two battalions. The total strength of the local militia was, by then, nominally 450 men, but, as always, this was, at any moment, effectively reduced by half...
- Bermuda Militias 1612-1815Bermuda Militias 1612-1815Bermuda Militias 1612-1815Bermuda was settled inadvertently, in 1609, by the Virginia Company. Its first deliberate settlers arrived in 1612, aboard the Plough. The very first concern of the first Governor, Richard Moore, was the Colony's defences against an expected Spanish attack. He oversaw the...
- Bermuda Volunteer/Territorial Army Units 1895-1965Bermuda Volunteer/Territorial Army Units 1895-1965The Volunteer Army units raised in Bermuda were created as part of an Imperial military garrison that existed primarily to protect the Royal Naval base, centred about the HM Dockyard on Ireland Island....
- Hurricane FabianHurricane FabianHurricane Fabian was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that hit Bermuda in early September during the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Fabian, the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season, developed from a tropical wave in the tropical Atlantic Ocean on August 25...
- Royal Air Force, Bermuda, 1939-1945Royal Air Force, Bermuda, 1939-1945The Royal Air Force operated from two locations in Bermuda during the Second World War. Bermuda's location had made it an important naval station since US independence, and, with the advent of the aeroplane, had made it as important to trans-Atlantic aviation in the decades before the Jet Age...
- Sea VentureSea VentureThe Sea Venture was a 17th-century English sailing ship, the wrecking of which in Bermuda is widely thought to have been the inspiration for Shakespeare's The Tempest...
- George SomersGeorge SomersThis article is about the English naval hero. For the American football player, see George Somers Admiral Sir George Somers was an English naval hero. Born in Lyme Regis, Dorset, the son of John Somers, his first fame came as part of an expedition led by Sir Amyas Preston against the Spanish...
- Somers Isles CompanySomers Isles CompanyThe Somers Isles Company was formed in 1615 to operate the English colony of the Somers Isles, also known as Bermuda, as a commercial venture. It held a royal charter for Bermuda until 1684, when it was dissolved, and the Crown assumed responsibility for the administration of Bermuda as a royal...
- Thomas Gates (governor)Thomas Gates (governor)Sir Thomas Gates , followed George Percy as governor of Jamestown, the English colony of Virginia . Percy, through inept leadership, was responsible for the lives lost during the period called the Starving Time...
- USN Submarine Base, Ordnance Island, BermudaUSN Submarine Base, Ordnance Island, BermudaUS Navy Submarine Base, Ordnance Island. Ordnance Island, Bermuda, which sits near the King's Square, in St. George's, had gained its name as a Royal Army Ordnance Corp depot, supplying munitions to forts and batteries around the Colony...
- London CompanyLondon CompanyThe London Company was an English joint stock company established by royal charter by James I of England on April 10, 1606 with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.The territory granted to the London Company included the coast of North America from the 34th parallel ...
- See also: Hurricanes in Bermuda
Military of Bermuda
- Military of BermudaMilitary of BermudaThe defence of Bermuda remains the responsibility of the National Government, rather than of the Bermudian Government, which is effectively a local authority. Despite this, the Bermuda Government was historically responsible for maintaining Militia for the defence of the Colony...
- Bermuda Militia 1612-1687Bermuda Militia 1612-1687Bermuda Militia 1612-1687. Militias under The Virginia Company, The Somers Isles Company, and The Crown, prior to the first Militia Act, of 1687....
- Bermuda Militia 1687-1813Bermuda Militia 1687-1813Bermuda Militia, under Militia Acts 1687 - 1813. Although the Bermuda Parliament had been formed in 1620, prior to 1687, the Bermudian Militia was raised and organised without reference to a Militia Act...
- Bermuda Militia 1813Bermuda Militia 1813In the Military of Bermuda, with the start of the American War of 1812, an Act of 1813 re-organized the nine-company regiment of foot into two battalions. The total strength of the local militia was, by then, nominally 450 men, but, as always, this was, at any moment, effectively reduced by half...
- Bermuda Militia ArtilleryBermuda Militia ArtilleryThe Bermuda Militia Artillery was a unit of part-time soldiers organised in 1895 as a reserve for the Royal Garrison Artillery detachment of the Regular Army garrison in Bermuda.-Foundation:...
- Bermuda Militias 1612-1815Bermuda Militias 1612-1815Bermuda Militias 1612-1815Bermuda was settled inadvertently, in 1609, by the Virginia Company. Its first deliberate settlers arrived in 1612, aboard the Plough. The very first concern of the first Governor, Richard Moore, was the Colony's defences against an expected Spanish attack. He oversaw the...
- Bermuda RegimentBermuda RegimentThe Bermuda Regiment is the home defence unit of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is a single territorial infantry battalion that was formed by the amalgamation in 1965 of two originally voluntary units, the all white Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps and the mostly black Bermuda Militia...
- Bermuda Sea Cadet CorpsBermuda Sea Cadet CorpsThe Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps was created as a registered charity under the Bermuda Sea Cadet Association Act, 1968. The first unit had actually been created two years earlier. Despite Bermuda's historical maritime economy, and its long period as a naval base and dockyard, there were no Sea Cadet...
- Bermuda Volunteer Rifle CorpsBermuda Volunteer Rifle CorpsThe Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps was created in 1894 as an all-white racially segregated reserve for the British Regular Army infantry component of the Bermuda Garrison...
- Bermuda Volunteer/Territorial Army Units 1895-1965Bermuda Volunteer/Territorial Army Units 1895-1965The Volunteer Army units raised in Bermuda were created as part of an Imperial military garrison that existed primarily to protect the Royal Naval base, centred about the HM Dockyard on Ireland Island....
- Naval Air Station BermudaNaval Air Station BermudaNaval Air Station Bermuda , was located on St. David's Island, Bermuda from 1970 to 1995, on the former site of Kindley Air Force Base...
- RNAS Boaz IslandRNAS Boaz IslandRNAS Boaz Island was a Royal Naval Air Station in Bermuda. The station became the primary base for the Royal Navy in the North-West Atlantic following American independence...
- Glyn GilbertGlyn GilbertMajor-General Glyn Charles Anglim Gilbert CB MC was a 20th century British military officer who served during World War II...
- Royal Naval Dockyard, BermudaRoyal Naval Dockyard, BermudaHMD Bermuda was the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War. Bermuda had occupied a useful position astride the homeward leg taken by many European vessels from the New World since before its settlement by England in 1609...
- USN Submarine Base, Ordnance Island, BermudaUSN Submarine Base, Ordnance Island, BermudaUS Navy Submarine Base, Ordnance Island. Ordnance Island, Bermuda, which sits near the King's Square, in St. George's, had gained its name as a Royal Army Ordnance Corp depot, supplying munitions to forts and batteries around the Colony...
Bermudian people
- Kenneth AmisKenneth AmisKenneth Amis is the tuba player with the Empire Brass. He is also the assistant conductor of the MIT Wind Ensemble, a group he has been involved with since its creation in 1999. In addition, as of 2005, Amis is an Affiliated Artist of MIT....
- Lois Browne-EvansLois Browne-EvansDame Lois Marie Browne-Evans, DBE, JP was a lawyer and political figure in Bermuda. She led the Progressive Labour Party in opposition before being appointed Bermuda's first female Attorney-General. She first gained recognition in 1953 as the Bermuda's first female barrister...
- Peter BenchleyPeter BenchleyPeter Bradford Benchley was an American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley and directed by Steven Spielberg...
- Michael DouglasMichael DouglasMichael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards; first as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the...
- Edward Harris (archaeologist)
- Glyn GilbertGlyn GilbertMajor-General Glyn Charles Anglim Gilbert CB MC was a 20th century British military officer who served during World War II...
- Edward Lamb
- Thomas Norman NisbettThomas Norman NisbettRev. Canon Thomas N. Nisbett, OBE is a carpenter/cabinet maker/house builder and Anglican priest. Born in North Village, Pembroke, Bermuda, he was the first Black Anglican priest of the Anglican Church of Bermuda....
- Thomas Leslie OuterbridgeThomas Leslie OuterbridgeThomas Leslie Outerbridge was a notable Bermudian, who participated in the American Civil War as a sailor aboard blockade runner ships from Bermuda.-Involvement in the American Civil War:...
- Mary PrinceMary PrinceMary Prince was a Bermudian woman, born into slavery in Brackish Pond, now known as Devonshire Marsh, in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda. Her autobiography, 'The History of Mary Prince', was the first account of the life of a black woman to be published in the United Kingdom...
- William Alexander ScottWilliam Alexander ScottWilliam Alexander "Alex" Scott JP, MP is a politician in Bermuda who is the MP for the Warwick South East constituency. Between 2003 and 2006 he served as the Premier of Bermuda and leader of the Progressive Labour Party ....
- Jennifer M. SmithJennifer M. SmithDame Jennifer Meredith Smith, DBE, JP, DHumL, MP was the premier of Bermuda from 1998 until 2003, the first premier who was not a member of the United Bermuda Party...
- Gina Swainson
- John Swan
- See also: Bermudian writers
Bishops of Bermuda
- Arthur Heber BrowneArthur Heber BrowneThe Rt Rev Arthur Heber Browne was the inaugural Bishop of Bermuda. Born in 1864 and educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, he was ordained in 1887. After a curacy at Berkeley, Gloucestershire he was appointed the Vicar of Northleach in 1890. He then served the Anglican Church in Canada before a...
- John Arthur JagoeJohn Arthur JagoeThe Rt Rev John Arthur Jagoe CB, CBE was the second Bishop of Bermuda. Born on 2 January 1889 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1912. A Chaplain to the British Armed Forces during World War I, he then began a long association with the RAF rising in time to be ...
- Anthony Lewis Elliott WilliamsAnthony Lewis Elliott WilliamsAnthony Lewis Elliott Williams was the third Bishop of Bermuda.Born on 6 February 1892 and educated at The King's School, Worcester and Exeter College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1915. His first post was as a Curate at St John, Kidderminster after which he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Ripon. He...
- John ArmstrongJohn Armstrong, Bishop of BermudaThe Rt Rev John Armstrong CB, OBE was the fourth Bishop of Bermuda. Born on 4 October 1905 and educated at Durham School and Australian College of Theology, he was ordained in 1932. A Chaplain to the Royal Navy he eventually rose to be Chaplain of the Fleet from 1960 to 1963 when he was elevated...
- Eric Joseph TrappEric Joseph TrappThe Rt Rev Eric Joseph Trapp was an Anglican Bishop in the mid 20th century. Born on 17 July 1910 and educated at Alderman Newton’s School, Leicester and Leeds University , he was ordained after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in 1935...
- Robert Wright Stopford
- Anselm GendersAnselm GendersThe Rt Rev Anselm Genders, CR was Bishop of Bermuda from 1977 until 1982. Born on August 15, 1919 and educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Birmingham and Brasenose College, Oxford during which time his studies were interrupted by wartime service with the RNVR.After graduation he taught...
- Christopher Charles LuxmooreChristopher Charles LuxmooreThe Rt Rev Christopher Charles Luxmoore was the eighth Bishop of Bermuda. Born on 9 April 1926 and educated at Sedbergh School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1953. His first post was as a curate at St John the Baptist, Newcastle upon Tyne after which he was Priest in Charge of...
- William John Denbigh DownWilliam John Denbigh DownThe The Rt Rev William John Denbigh "Bill" Down was the ninth Bishop of Bermuda and later the Assistant Bishop of Leicester.Educated at St John's College, Cambridge, Down was ordained in 1960...
- Ewen RatterayEwen RatterayThe Rt Rev Ewen Ratteray is the current Bishop of Bermuda. Born on 18 February 1942 and educated at Codrington College, Barbados, he was ordained in 1966. After a curacy in Pontefract he began to rise in the Church hierarchy: being successively Vicar of Airedale then Archdeacon of Hamilton,...
Bermudian singers
- See also: Bermudian singer-songwriters
Bermudian cricketers
- Dennis Archer (cricketer)Dennis Archer (cricketer)Dennis Archer is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He made his debut for Bermuda against Trinidad & Tobago on 7 October 1998. He played for them in two ICC Trophies , and also in their two ICC Intercontinental Cup matches in 2004, which are his...
- Delyone BordenDelyone BordenDelyone Charles Clarence Borden is a Bermudian cricketer, who has played in one One Day International with the Bermudian cricket team...
- Lionel CannLionel CannLionel Olvin Bernard Cann is a Bermudian cricketer. He is an aggressive right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. In his 22 ODI games to date he has struck 28 sixes...
- Hasan DurhamHasan DurhamHasan Durham is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on May 17, 2006...
- Treadwell GibbonsTreadwell GibbonsTreadwell Gibbons is a Bermudian cricketer, who has played in two One Day Internationals with the Bermudian cricket team. He also represented them at the 2006 ICC Americas Championship.-External links:* from CricketArchive...
- Kevin HurdleKevin HurdleKevin Andre Dean Hurdle is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He has represented Bermuda in seven One Day Internationals to date, making his debut at this level against Zimbabwe in May 2006...
- Dwayne LeverockDwayne LeverockRussell Dwayne Mark Leverock is a former Bermudian cricketer.Known as 'Sluggo' and living above a curry house in Bermuda, Leverock is a policeman and also drives a prison van. At the 2007 Cricket World Cup he was the largest player to grace the pitch, weighing in at 20 stone...
- Dean MinorsDean MinorsDean Anthony Minors is a Bermudian cricketer, who played as wicketkeeper with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006...
- Daniel Morgan (cricketer)Daniel Morgan (cricketer)Daniel Wayne Owen Morgan is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006...
- Saleem MukuddemSaleem MukuddemSaleem Mukuddem is a former Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; Mukuddem took two wickets and scored 5 runs as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis method...
- George O'Brien (cricketer)George O'Brien (cricketer)George Hubert O'Brien is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; O'Brien took two wickets as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis method...
- Steven OuterbridgeSteven OuterbridgeStephen Devonne Outerbridge is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He has played for Bermuda in seven One Day Internationals to date, making his debut at this level against Canada in August 2006. He has also represented Bermuda in four ICC...
- Azeem PitcherAzeem PitcherAzeem Ryan Pitcher is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006.-External links:* from CricketArchive...
- Irving Romaine
- Clay Smith (cricketer)Clay Smith (cricketer)Clay James Smith is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He has played five One Day Internationals for Bermuda to date, making his debut at this level against Canada in August 2006...
- Ryan SteedeRyan SteedeRyan Devon Steede is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has played three One Day Internationals for Bermuda to date, also representing them in five ICC Intercontinental Cup games and the 2005 ICC Trophy.-References:* from CricketArchive...
- Janeiro TuckerJaneiro TuckerJaneiro J Tucker is a Bermudian cricketer, who captained the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; Tucker took 2-29 off nine overs and scored 17 as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method...
- Kwame TuckerKwame TuckerKwame Leval Tucker is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper, and has since gone on to represent Bermuda in ten ODIs...
Bermudian ODI cricketers
- List of Bermudian ODI cricketers
- Delyone BordenDelyone BordenDelyone Charles Clarence Borden is a Bermudian cricketer, who has played in one One Day International with the Bermudian cricket team...
- Lionel CannLionel CannLionel Olvin Bernard Cann is a Bermudian cricketer. He is an aggressive right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. In his 22 ODI games to date he has struck 28 sixes...
- Hasan DurhamHasan DurhamHasan Durham is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on May 17, 2006...
- Treadwell GibbonsTreadwell GibbonsTreadwell Gibbons is a Bermudian cricketer, who has played in two One Day Internationals with the Bermudian cricket team. He also represented them at the 2006 ICC Americas Championship.-External links:* from CricketArchive...
- Kevin HurdleKevin HurdleKevin Andre Dean Hurdle is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He has represented Bermuda in seven One Day Internationals to date, making his debut at this level against Zimbabwe in May 2006...
- Dwayne LeverockDwayne LeverockRussell Dwayne Mark Leverock is a former Bermudian cricketer.Known as 'Sluggo' and living above a curry house in Bermuda, Leverock is a policeman and also drives a prison van. At the 2007 Cricket World Cup he was the largest player to grace the pitch, weighing in at 20 stone...
- Dean MinorsDean MinorsDean Anthony Minors is a Bermudian cricketer, who played as wicketkeeper with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006...
- Daniel Morgan (cricketer)Daniel Morgan (cricketer)Daniel Wayne Owen Morgan is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006...
- Saleem MukuddemSaleem MukuddemSaleem Mukuddem is a former Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; Mukuddem took two wickets and scored 5 runs as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis method...
- George O'Brien (cricketer)George O'Brien (cricketer)George Hubert O'Brien is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; O'Brien took two wickets as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis method...
- Steven OuterbridgeSteven OuterbridgeStephen Devonne Outerbridge is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He has played for Bermuda in seven One Day Internationals to date, making his debut at this level against Canada in August 2006. He has also represented Bermuda in four ICC...
- Azeem PitcherAzeem PitcherAzeem Ryan Pitcher is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006.-External links:* from CricketArchive...
- Irving Romaine
- Clay Smith (cricketer)Clay Smith (cricketer)Clay James Smith is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He has played five One Day Internationals for Bermuda to date, making his debut at this level against Canada in August 2006...
- Ryan SteedeRyan SteedeRyan Devon Steede is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has played three One Day Internationals for Bermuda to date, also representing them in five ICC Intercontinental Cup games and the 2005 ICC Trophy.-References:* from CricketArchive...
- Janeiro TuckerJaneiro TuckerJaneiro J Tucker is a Bermudian cricketer, who captained the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; Tucker took 2-29 off nine overs and scored 17 as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method...
- Kwame TuckerKwame TuckerKwame Leval Tucker is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper, and has since gone on to represent Bermuda in ten ODIs...
World Cup cricketers of Bermuda
Bermudian footballers
- David BascomeDavid BascomeDavid Bascome MBE is a retired association football forward.-Club career:David Bascome started his First Division soccer career at the age of 16 with North Village Rams in Bermuda. At 20 years of age, he signed his first professional contract with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional...
- Clyde BestClyde BestClyde Cyril Best MBE is a Bermudian former football player who most notably played as a striker for West Ham United, and was one of the first black players in British football...
- Shaun GoaterShaun GoaterLeonard Shaun Goater MBE is a Bermudian footballer who played as a striker for a number of English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s...
- Kyle LightbourneKyle LightbourneKyle Lightbourne is a Bermudian soccer player, currently player/manager of the Bermuda Hogges in the USL Second Division.-Football:...
- John Barry NusumJohn Barry NusumJohn Barry Nusum is an American-born Bermudian soccer player who currently plays for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Second Division.-College:...
- Khano SmithKhano SmithKhano Smith is a Bermudian footballer.-College and Amateur:Smith played college soccer at Champlain College and Lees-McRae College, and in the USL Premier Development League for Carolina Dynamo.-Professional:...
- Travis Lowe
Olympic competitors for Bermuda
- Troy DouglasTroy DouglasTroy Douglas is a former Dutch sprinter. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 200 metres event, but he changed nationality to the Netherlands some time after...
- Clarence Hill (boxer)Clarence Hill (boxer)Clarence Hill is a retired Bermudian boxer. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he won the Heavyweight bronze medal. He is Bermuda's first and so far only Olympic medallist.-Olympic results:*1st round bye*Defeated Parviz Badpa KO 3...
- Brian WellmanBrian WellmanBrian Wellman is a former triple jumper from Bermuda, who became indoor world champion in 1995, setting a new championship record of 17.72. His personal best outdoors was 17.62 metres. Both these marks are Bermudian records. In addition, he has a wind-assisted mark of 17.75 metres...
Politics of Bermuda
- House of Assembly of BermudaHouse of Assembly of BermudaThe House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Bermuda. The house has 36 members, each elected for a five year term in a single seat constituencies....
- List of Premiers of Bermuda
- Parliament of BermudaParliament of BermudaParliament has two chambers. Originally, there was only one, the House of Assembly, which held its first session in 1620, making Bermuda's Parliament amongst the World's oldest legislatures. An appointed Privy Council originally performed roles similar to that of an upper house, and of a cabinet...
- Politics of BermudaPolitics of BermudaBermuda is a parliamentary representative democratic dependency. The Premier is the head of government, and there is a multi-party system.Bermuda is the oldest self-governing British Overseas Territory and has a great degree of internal autonomy. Its parliament held its first session in 1620,...
- Senate of BermudaSenate of BermudaThe Senate is one of two parts of the Parliament of Bermuda, the other being the House of Assembly. Both are overseen by the Governor. The Senate is the Upper House of the Parliament, and serves as a House of Review....
- See also: Elections in Bermuda
Political parties in Bermuda
- List of political parties in Bermuda
- Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda)Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda)The Progressive Labour Party is a political party in Bermuda. It has been in power since 1998, winning subsequent elections in 2003 and 2007.- Formation :...
- United Bermuda PartyUnited Bermuda PartyThe United Bermuda Party was a political party in Bermuda. It represented itself as centrist party in favor of a moderate social and fiscal agenda...
Sport in Bermuda
- Bermuda at the 1930 British Empire GamesBermuda at the 1930 British Empire GamesBermuda at the 1930 British Empire Games-Medals:-Athletics:Men's 100 Yard Dash* David Belvin - 5th in Heat 2-External links:...
- Bermuda at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesBermuda at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesBermuda was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 44-member strong contingent comprising 26 sportspersons and 18 officials.-Medals:-Athletics:*Ashley Couper, track*Latroya Darrell, high jump*Michael Donawa, track...
- See also: Bermudian sportspeople
Football in Bermuda
- Bermuda Football AssociationBermuda Football AssociationFounded in 1928, the Bermuda Football Association is the official football organization in Bermuda and is in charge of the Bermudian national team...
- Bermuda national football teamBermuda national football teamThe Bermuda national football team is the national team of Bermuda and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association. A member of CONCACAF, it is not among its strongest teams....
- See also: Bermudian footballers
Bermudian football competitions
- Cingular Wireless Premier DivisionCingular Wireless Premier DivisionThe Bermudian Premier Division is the highest level of professional football in Bermuda, although it excludes the Bermuda Hogges, who play in the US league system....
- USL Second DivisionUSL Second DivisionThe United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
Bermuda at the Olympics
- Bermuda at the 1976 Summer OlympicsBermuda at the 1976 Summer Olympics-Bronze:* Clarence Hill — Boxing, Men's HeavyweightHill won Bermuda's only medal in the Olympics. His accomplishment also makes Bermuda the smallest nation in terms of population to win an Olympic medal.-Athletics:Men's Marathon...
- Bermuda at the 1988 Summer OlympicsBermuda at the 1988 Summer OlympicsBermuda competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.-Swimming:Men's 100m Breaststroke* Victor Ruberry*# Heat – 1:09.49 -References:*...
- Bermuda at the 2000 Summer OlympicsBermuda at the 2000 Summer Olympics-Athletics:Men's Triple Jump* Brian Wellman* Qualifying — 16.47 -Sailing:Men's Two Handed Keelboat * Peter Bromby and Lee White*# Race 1 — 4*# Race 2 — *# Race 3 — 3*# Race 4 — 8...
- Bermuda at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBermuda at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Athletics:Men's 100 metres* Xavier James*Round 1 — 10.40 -Diving:Women's 3m Springboard* Katura Horton-Perinchief *Preliminary — 203.58 pts -Equestrian:Individual Eventing...
- Bermuda at the 2006 Winter OlympicsBermuda at the 2006 Winter OlympicsOne athlete from Bermuda competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.- Skeleton:Patrick Singleton was the lone athlete representing Bermuda for a second consecutive games. He sat 22nd after the first run, but moved up after a stronger performance on the second attempt.-External links:**...
- See also: Olympic competitors for Bermuda
See also
- List of Bermuda-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Lists of country-related topics
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