Ely's Harbour is a natural harbour on the west coast of
Bermuda
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The harbour is located between the northwestern tip of the mainland and the southern end of
Somerset Island. The harbour is guarded from the Atlantic Ocean by a string of islands across its mouth, the largest of which are
Bethell's Island, Bermuda and
Morgan's Island.
The harbour has two natural arms, The Scaur in the east, and Pilchard Bay in the south. At its easternmost extreme, Ely's Harbour is connected to the
Great Sound
The Great Sound is large ocean inlet (a sound) located in Bermuda. It may be the submerged remains of a Pre-Holocene volcanic caldera. Other geologists dispute the origin of the Bermuda Pedestal as a volcanic hotspot.
Geography
The Great Sound d ...
by a narrow channel which passes under the historic
Somerset Bridge.
Ports and harbours of Bermuda
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