Morgan’s Island
Morgan’s Island is an islet in Sandys Parish, Bermuda. Morgan’s Island is situated nearby to Somerset Village, as well as near the locality Rubis Bunkering Wharf.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Bermuda
- Also known as: “Morgan’s Island, Bermuda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bethell’s Island and Somerset Bridge.
Somerset Bridge
Bridge
HMS Vixen
Disaster remains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Vixen was an armoured composite gunboat, the only ship of her class, and the third ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. She was the first Royal Navy vessel to have twin propellers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Somerset Village and Southampton Parish.
Somerset Village
Village
Photo: Aodhdubh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Somerset is a small, unincorporated village in the northwest area of Bermuda, located in Sandys Parish. It lies in the northern half of Somerset Island.
Southampton Parish
Royal Naval Dockyard
Village
Photo: SeanMD80, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HMD Bermuda was the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War. The Imperial fortress colony of 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. Royal Naval Dockyard is situated 6 km northeast of Morgan’s Island.
Morgan’s Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Sandys Parish, Bermuda, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.28805° or 32° 17′ 17″ northLongitude
-64.87761° or 64° 52′ 39″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
874Q74QC+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 22585397OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3573124Wikidata ID
Q6911524
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Morgan’s Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Morgan’s Island (pulo sa Bermuda)”
- Cebuano: “Morgan’s Island”
- Swedish: “Morgan’s Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rubis Bunkering Wharf and Kings Wharf Cruise Ship Terminal.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Morgan’s Island Nature Reserve and Palm Island.
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