Horseshoe Island
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Bermuda
- Also known as: “Horseshoe Island, Bermuda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Higgs’ Island and Paget Island.
Higgs’ Island
Islet
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
Bermuda is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands.
Paget Island
Islet
Paget Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory.
Smith’s Island
Islet
Smith's Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. It is located in St. George's Parish, in the northeast of the territory. The 61 acres island is located close to the northern entrance to St. George's Harbour, east of the town of St. George's to the south of the slightly smaller Paget Island and close to the coast of the much larger St. David's Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint George and Tucker’s Town.
Saint George
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
The Town of Saint George, habitually called by locals St. George's, in St. George's Parish is the second town and former capital of Bermuda.
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 5 km southwest of Horseshoe Island.
Hamilton Parish
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hamilton Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It was renamed for Scottish aristocrat James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton when he purchased the shares originally held in the Virginia Company by Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford.
Horseshoe Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: St. George’s Parish, Bermuda, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.37725° or 32° 22′ 38″ northLongitude
-64.66455° or 64° 39′ 52″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
874Q98GP+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 73581937OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3573176Wikidata ID
Q1628997
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Horseshoe Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Horseshoe Island”
- Chinese: “霍斯舒島”
- German: “Horseshoe Island”
- Swedish: “Horseshoe Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as St. David’s and St George’s Cruise Terminal.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gates Fort Park and Gates Fort.
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