Boaz Island
Boaz Island, formerly known as Gate's Island or Yates Island, is one of the six main islands of Bermuda. It is part of a chain of islands in the west of the country that make up Sandys Parish, lying between the larger Ireland Island and Watford Island, with which it has been joined by a man-made isthmus.- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Boaz Island, Bermuda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Malabar Island and Current Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Somerset Village and Royal Naval Dockyard.
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.
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 3 km northeast of Boaz Island.
Spanish Point
Village
Spanish Point is a prominent headland in Bermuda. It is located in Pembroke Parish five kilometres to the northwest of the capital Hamilton. It forms the eastern coast at the entrance to the Great Sound. Spanish Point is situated 4 km east of Boaz Island.
Boaz Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Sandys Parish, Bermuda, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Boaz Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Boaz Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة بواز”
- Basque: “Boaz uhartea (Bermuda)”
- Basque: “Boaz uhartea”
- Cebuano: “Boaz Island”
- Chinese: “博阿兹岛”
- Chinese: “博阿茲島”
- Dutch: “Boaz Island”
- French: “île Boaz”
- French: “Île Boaz”
- German: “Boaz Island”
- German: “Watford Island”
- Japanese: “ボアズ島”
- Spanish: “Isla Boaz”
- Swedish: “Boaz Island”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Boaz Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Scotts Hill and Sandys Parish.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Camber and Little Watford Bridge.
Bermuda: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Hamilton, Saint George, Devonshire Parish, and Southampton Parish.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.