Paget Island
| Paget Island | ||
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 within Bermuda |
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Bermuda | |
| Geographical location | 32 ° 22 ′ 31 ″ N , 64 ° 39 ′ 36 ″ W | |
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| length | 650 m | |
| width | 220 m | |
| surface | 14 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 14 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Paget Island is an island in northeastern Bermuda . It is located between Saint George's Island and Saint David's Island in the Atlantic access to Saint George's Harbor .
Immediately in front of the northwest coast are the uninhabited islets of Higgs Island and Horseshoe Island ; Smith's Island is about 250 meters off the south coast of the island .
Paget Island belongs to the administrative area of Saint George's Parish , is about 650 meters long and a maximum of 220 meters wide. On the densely forested, almost 0.14 km² island, there are a few small farm buildings and the remains of the Fort Cunningham fortress built around 1820 .
The island is named after the English aristocrat William Paget .
See also
Web links
- Islands at Bermuda-Online (engl.)