Higgs Island

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Higgs Island
Location of Higgs Island (circled in red) within Bermuda
Location of Higgs Island (circled in red)
within Bermuda
Waters Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago Bermuda
Geographical location 32 ° 22 '39.2 "  N , 64 ° 39' 45.7"  W Coordinates: 32 ° 22 '39.2 "  N , 64 ° 39' 45.7"  W.
Higgs Island (Bermuda)
Higgs Island
length 165 m
width 105 m
surface 1.7 ha
Highest elevation m
Residents uninhabited

Higgs Island is a small, almost rectangular island in northeastern Bermuda . It is located between the south-east coast of Saint George's Island and the north-west coast of Paget Island , directly on the Bermudian waterway Town Cut .

The island is connected to Horseshoe Island to the southwest by a narrow spit barely 70 meters long . The two densely forested islets belong to the Bermuda administrative area of Saint George's Parish , but are not inhabited.

See also