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Bermuda Islands


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    • lnbm---
  • Variants

    • Bermuda
    • Bermudas
    • Somers Islands
    • Summer Islands
    • Sommer Islands
    • Islands of Bermuda
    • Summer Isles
    • Somers Isles
    • La Garza
    • Garza
    • Virgineola
    • Isle of Devils
    • Isles of Devils
    • Devils, Isle of
    • Devils, Isles of
    • Summers Islands
    • Barmudas
    • Bermoothes
    • Bermudes
    • Government of Bermuda
    • Colony of Bermuda
    • BMU
    • BM
    • The Bermudas
  • Additional Information

    • Descriptor

        Territory
    • Descriptor

        Overseas territories
    • Descriptor

        Great Britain--Territories and possessions
    • Associated Locale

        Great Britain
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  • Sources

    • found: Its Acts of the Legislature of the Islands of Bermuda ... 1931.
    • found: Generall histories of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles, c1966:p. 169 (Bermudas, now called the Summer Iles)
    • found: Wikipedia, June 6, 2007(Bermuda (officially, The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean; although commonly referred to in the singular, the territory consists of approximately 138 islands; entire archipelago, in addition to its two official names, has historically been known as "La Garza", "Virgineola", and the "Isle of Devils") Feb. 25, 2013 (Bermuda, also referred to as the Bermudas or the Somers Isles, is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean)
    • found: GEOnet, June 6, 2007(Bermuda Islands, short form Bermudas, ISLS, 32°18ʹ16ʺN 064°45ʹ06ʺW, variant names: Summer Islands; Devils, Isle of; Devils, Isles of; Summers Islands; Sommer Islands; Barmudas; Bermoothes; Summer Isles; Somers Islands; Bermudas; Bermuda; also Bermuda, PCLD [dependent political entity], 32°20ʹ00ʺN 064°45ʹ00ʺW, Devonshire, Bermuda) Feb. 25, 2013 (Bermuda Islands (approved); variants: Bermudas (short); Barmudas; Bermoothes; Bermuda; Bermudas; Isle of Devils; Isles of Devils; Somers Islands; Sommer Islands; Summer Islands; Summer Isles; Summers Islands)
    • found: Getty thesaurus of geog. names online, June 6, 2007(Bermuda (dependent state), 32°20ʹ00ʺN 064°45ʹ00ʺW; names: Bermuda (preferred), Colony of Bermuda, Bermuda Islands, Bermudas, Bermudes, BMU, BM, Somers Islands)
    • found: Government of Bermuda home page, Feb. 25, 2013(Government of Bermuda) - http://www.gov.bm/
    • found: CIA The world factbook, via WWW, Feb. 25, 2013(Bermuda; conventional long form: none; conventional short form: Bermuda; former: Somers Islands)
    • found: U.S. relations with Bermuda, via U.S. Department of State website, Feb. 25, 2013(Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory with significant autonomy) - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5375.htm
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  • Change Notes

    • 1980-07-17: new
    • 2015-10-02: revised
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