Ordnance Island
| Ordnance Island (Ordinance Island) | ||
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Bermuda | |
| Geographical location | 32 ° 22 '49 " N , 64 ° 40' 35" W | |
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| length | 160 m | |
| width | 39 m | |
| surface | 0.6 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 6 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
 within Bermuda |
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Ordnance Island , sometimes called Ordinance Island , is a very small island in northeastern Bermuda . The island is located in Saint George's Harbor , less than forty meters off the south coast (at the height of King's Square ) of the Bermudian city of Saint George’s , with which it is now connected by a small bridge.
The island, about 160 meters long and 39 meters wide, is artificial: Tiny islets in the bay ( Duck Stool Island , Frazer's Island and Gallows Island ) were connected by sand dumps.
Ordnance Island once served as a storage facility for military equipment, later as a submarine base for the US Navy and today primarily only as a pier for cruise ships .
The island belongs to the area of the (independent) city of Saint George's, and therefore - like this one - does not belong to the Saint George's Parish .