Geography of Bermuda

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Bermuda

Nickname: The Rock or Devil's Isles
Topographic map of Bermuda
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Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	32°18′N 64°47′W / 32.300°N 64.783°W / 32.300; -64.783
Archipelago	Bermuda
Total islands	138
Area	53.3 km2 (20.6 sq mi)
Coastline	103 km (64 mi)
Highest elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Highest point	Town Hill
Administration
United Kingdom  Bermuda
British Overseas Territory	Bermuda
Largest settlement	Hamilton (pop. 1,500)
Demographics
Population	66,163 (2007)
Ethnic groups	British, Sub-Saharan African, Portuguese, Amerindian

Bermuda (officially, The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) 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 1,770 km (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1,350 km (840 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1,750 km (1,090 mi) south-southwest of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France), 3,089 km (1,919 mi) west of Fajã Grande, Ilha des Flores, Açores, Portugal, 3,051 km (1,896 mi) north-northwest of the Nascente do Panarî, Brazil (and 3,394 km (2,109 mi) from Oiapoque, Brazil), 1,759 km (1,093 mi) north of Havana, Cuba and north-northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1,040 km (650 mi) west-northwest, followed by Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 1,236 km (768 mi) northward. Although commonly referred to in the singular (i.e., The Island, The Rock, and Bermuda), the territory consists of approximately 138 islands, with a total area of 57 km² (22 sq mi).