Horseshoe Island
Horseshoe Island | ||
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Location of Horseshoe Island (circled in red) within Bermuda |
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Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
Archipelago | Bermuda | |
Geographical location | 32 ° 22 '38.9 " N , 64 ° 39' 51.6" W | |
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length | 95 m | |
width | 60 m | |
surface | 0.6 ha | |
Highest elevation | 5 m | |
Residents | uninhabited |
Horseshoe Island is a small island in northeastern Bermuda . The shape of the island resembles a horseshoe ( ger .: horseshoe). 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 .
Horseshoe Island is connected to the northeastern offshore Higgs Island by an approximately 70 meter long spit . Both islets are densely forested, belong to the Bermuda administrative area of Saint George's Parish , but are not inhabited.