Higgs’ Island
Bermuda is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Bermuda
- Also known as: “Higgs Island”, “Higgs‘ Island”, “Higgs‘ Island, Bermuda”, and “Higgs’ Island, Bermuda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horseshoe Island and Paget Island.
Paget Island
Islet
Paget Island is an island in the St. George's Parish of the British overseas territory of Bermuda. It is located near a channel that connects the St. George's Harbor with the Atlantic ocean.
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
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 Higgs’ Island.
Hamilton Parish
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.Higgs’ Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: St. George’s Parish, Bermuda, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.37754° or 32° 22′ 39″ north
Longitude
-64.66279° or 64° 39′ 46″ west
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
874Q98HP+2V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Higgs’ Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Higgs’ Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Higgs‘ Island”
- Cebuano: “Higgs’ Island”
- Chinese: “希格斯島”
- French: “île Higgs”
- French: “Île Higgs”
- German: “Higgs Island”
- German: “Higgs‘ Island”
- Portuguese: “Higgs Island”
- Portuguese: “Higgs‘ Island”
- Spanish: “Higgs Island”
- Spanish: “Higgs‘ Island”
- Swedish: “Higgs‘ Island”
- Swedish: “Higgs’ Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as St. David’s and St George’s Cruise Terminal.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gates Fort and Gates Fort Park.
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