Little Sound
The 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: Body of water in Bermuda
- Also known as: “Little Sound, Bermuda” and “Port Royal Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Five Star Island and Gibbs Hill Light.
Five Star Island
Islet
Photo: Snowysusan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Five Star Island is a privately owned, 2.11-acre island in the Little Sound, in Southampton Parish, Bermuda. It was owned by the Wilson family from the 17th to 19th century, and was then known as Wilson's Island.
Gibbs Hill Light
Lighthouse
Photo: bootbearwdc, CC BY 2.0.
Built in 1844 by Cottam and Hallen of Cornwall Road, Lambeth; in their works within sight of Waterloo Bridge Erected by the Royal Engineers, the Gibb's Hill Lighthouse is the taller of two lighthouses on Bermuda, and one of the first lighthouses in the world to be made of cast-iron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Warwick Parish and Somerset Village.
Warwick Parish
Warwick Parish is one of the one parishes in Bermuda. The parish is in the centre-south of Bermuda, occupying part of the main island to the southeast of the Great Sound.
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.
Sandys Parish
Photo: JoeyBagODonuts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandys Parish consists of the three islands of Ireland Island, Boaz Island, and Somerset Island, as well as a small part of the main island of Bermuda.
Little Sound
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southampton Parish, Bermuda, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
32.26099° or 32° 15′ 40″ northLongitude
-64.8479° or 64° 50′ 52″ westOpen location code
874Q7562+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1930879168OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
3573152Wikidata ID
Q1746701
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Little Sound” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Litl Saund”
- German: “Kleiner Sund”
- German: “Little Sound”
- Russian: “Литл Саунд (Бермуды)”
- Russian: “Литл-Саунд”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Southampton Post Office and Bartlett’s Islands.
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