Trunk Island
Trunk Island is the largest island in Harrington Sound, Bermuda. Its area is 7 acres, and was used for tobacco farming and lumber in the 17th century. Today, it contains two properties: a mansion plot and a cottage plot.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Bermuda
- Also known as: “Trunk Island, Bermuda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo and Town Hill.
Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Robyn Fleming, CC BY 2.0.
The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo is a facility located in Flatts Village, Bermuda, about 700 mi east of the United States and at the geographic center of Bermuda.
Town Hill
Peak
Town Hill is the highest point on the island of Bermuda at 79 metres. It is located just to the south of Flatt's Village, and offers views across Harrington Sound, immediately to its north.
Gibbet Island
Islet
Gibbet Island is an island of Bermuda. It is located at the mouth of Flatt's Inlet which leads to Harrington Sound. Its name arises from the fact that criminals were gibbetted, or hung here.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flatts Village and Smith’s Parish.
Flatts Village
Village
Flatts 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.
Smith’s Parish
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smith's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is in the northeast of the main island, at the southern end of Harrington Sound, the large lagoon close to the main island's northeastern tip.
Tucker’s Town
Hamlet
Tucker's Town is a small community in St. George's Parish, Bermuda at the mouth of Castle Harbour. It is the only part of the parish on the Main Island, and includes the Tucker's Town Peninsula that today is the site of many homes belonging to wealthy non-Bermudians. Tucker’s Town is situated 4 km east of Trunk Island.
Trunk Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.33363° or 32° 20′ 1″ northLongitude
-64.72714° or 64° 43′ 38″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
874Q87MF+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 22576785OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3572990Wikidata ID
Q7847974
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Trunk Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Trunk uhartea (Bermuda)”
- Basque: “Trunk uhartea”
- Cebuano: “Trunk Island”
- Swedish: “Trunk Island”
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