Coordinates: 32°20′N 64°45′W / 32.333°N 64.750°W /
32.333; -64.750Bermuda (/bÉ™rˈmjuË dÉ™/; in full, the Islands of
Bermuda) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
It is approximately 1,035 km (643 mi) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras,
North Carolina (with Cape Point on Hatteras Island being the nearest
landfall); 1,236 km (768 mi) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia;
1,759 km (1,093 mi) northeast of Cuba, and 1,538 km (956 mi) due north
of the British Virgin Islands. Though it is typically referred to in
the singular, Bermuda consists of 181 islands; the largest of these
islands is known as Main Island. The capital city of Bermuda is
Hamilton. Bermuda is internally self-governing, with its own
constitution and cabinet of ministers selected from the elected
Members of the lower house of a Parliament that enacts local laws. As
the national government, the Government of the United Kingdom is
ultimately responsible for ensuring good governance within British
Overseas Territories, and retains responsibility for defence and
foreign relations. As of July 2018, it has a population of 71,176,
making it the most populous of the British overseas territories.
Bermuda's largest economic sectors are offshore insurance,
reinsurance, and tourism. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP
per capita for most of the 20th century.Bermuda's climate is usually
described as subtropical, primarily due to the chilly but generally
mild winter temperatures. Unlike other areas designated as
subtropical, summers are also quite mild, with temperatures not rising
in most years above 86 °F (30 °C) during the hottest months of July
and August. Its climate also exhibits oceanic features similar to
other oceanic islands and the western coasts of continents in the
Northern Hemisphere: mean wind direction is from the west and carries
warm, moist air from the ocean, ensuring relatively high humidity and
stabilising temperature. Bermuda lies in Hurricane Alley and is thus
prone to severe weather; however, it receives some protection from a
coral reef and its position at the north of the belt, which limits the
direction and severity of approaching storms.Bermuda is named after
the Spanish sailor Juan de Bermúdez, who discovered the islands in
1505.
32.333; -64.750Bermuda (/bÉ™rˈmjuË dÉ™/; in full, the Islands of
Bermuda) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
It is approximately 1,035 km (643 mi) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras,
North Carolina (with Cape Point on Hatteras Island being the nearest
landfall); 1,236 km (768 mi) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia;
1,759 km (1,093 mi) northeast of Cuba, and 1,538 km (956 mi) due north
of the British Virgin Islands. Though it is typically referred to in
the singular, Bermuda consists of 181 islands; the largest of these
islands is known as Main Island. The capital city of Bermuda is
Hamilton. Bermuda is internally self-governing, with its own
constitution and cabinet of ministers selected from the elected
Members of the lower house of a Parliament that enacts local laws. As
the national government, the Government of the United Kingdom is
ultimately responsible for ensuring good governance within British
Overseas Territories, and retains responsibility for defence and
foreign relations. As of July 2018, it has a population of 71,176,
making it the most populous of the British overseas territories.
Bermuda's largest economic sectors are offshore insurance,
reinsurance, and tourism. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP
per capita for most of the 20th century.Bermuda's climate is usually
described as subtropical, primarily due to the chilly but generally
mild winter temperatures. Unlike other areas designated as
subtropical, summers are also quite mild, with temperatures not rising
in most years above 86 °F (30 °C) during the hottest months of July
and August. Its climate also exhibits oceanic features similar to
other oceanic islands and the western coasts of continents in the
Northern Hemisphere: mean wind direction is from the west and carries
warm, moist air from the ocean, ensuring relatively high humidity and
stabilising temperature. Bermuda lies in Hurricane Alley and is thus
prone to severe weather; however, it receives some protection from a
coral reef and its position at the north of the belt, which limits the
direction and severity of approaching storms.Bermuda is named after
the Spanish sailor Juan de Bermúdez, who discovered the islands in
1505.
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