Bermuda Cities with Hotels

    Bermuda or Bermuda Islands, island group, self-governing dependency of Great Britain, in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The group consists of approximately 150 small islands, islets, and rocks, of which about 20 are inhabited. Only six islands are of importance: Bermuda, also called Great Bermuda and Main Island, which is the largest (23 km/14 mi in length); Somerset; Ireland; Saint George's; Saint Davids; and Boaz. Hamilton is the capital, chief port, and largest city (1990 population estimate, 6000) in Bermuda. The total area of the Bermuda Islands is 53 sq km (20.6 sq mi).
     Some of the hotels, motels and resorts available for booking in our reservation network include, Ramada Inn, Marriott Hotels, Super 8 Motels, Econo Lodge, Holiday Inn & Holiday Inn Express, Travelodge, Hampton Inn, Sheraton, Hilton, Best Western, Hyatt and Hyatt Regency, Wyndham Inn, Ritz and Ritz Carlton, Days Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, La Quinta Inns, Comfort Inn and Comfort Suite, Embassy Suites, Quality Inn, Radisson Inn, Sleep Inn, Numerous Resorts and Resort Villas throughout the globe, along with Plaza and Plaza Suites and and array of private and Golf Clubs and Golf Resorts.
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All Countries > Bermuda

• Bermuda
• Devonshire
• Hamilton
• Hamilton Parish
• Paget
• Pembroke
• Sandys
• Southampton
• St. George
• Warwick

    Geologically the islands have a base of volcanic rock and are capped by coral formations. They are enclosed on the north, west, and south by reefs, which are mostly underwater. The islands are separated from one another by narrow channels, but include several coral lagoons, or sounds, of which the most important are Harrington Sound and Castle Harbor. The islands are low-lying but hilly, being about 80 m (about 260 ft) above sea level.
    Lacking surface water and freshwater wells, the islands must depend on rainwater, which is collected from rooftops and stored in tanks, for water supply. The average rainfall is about 1470 mm (about 58 in) a year. The climate is mild, the temperature averaging 17.2° C (63° F) in winter and 26.1° C (79° F) in summer. The ocean winds are tempered by the warm Gulf Stream, but when south winds prevail, the humidity rises and severe thunderstorms are frequent. Vegetation is luxuriant and includes Bermuda cedar, bamboo, palm, papaw, and numerous flowering plants. Hedges of oleander and thickets of mangrove are characteristic features of the islands.
    Hamilton, on Bermuda Island, is the capital and the chief town and port. Next in importance is Saint George, on St. George's Island. The estimated population of the Bermuda Islands in 1995 was 61,600. Some 60 percent of the population is black. Anglicanism is the principal religion. Education is free and compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16; about 9300 students attend Bermuda's primary and secondary schools each year. Bermuda College (1974) provides postsecondary education.

"Bermuda," Microsoft® Encarta® 97 Encyclopedia.
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