St. George's Parish, BermudaSaint George's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after the founder of the Bermuda colony, Admiral Sir George Somers. It is located in the north-easternmost part of the island chain, containing a small part of the main island around Tucker's Town and the Tucker's Town Peninsula, as well as the island of Saint George's Island, and many smaller islands, notably Coney, Paget, Nonsuch, Castle, and Smith's Islands.
St. David's Island, BermudaSt. David's Island is one of the main islands of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is located in the far north of the territory, one of the two similarly sized islands that make up the majority of St. George's Parish. The island was originally 503 acres (2.04 square kilometres) in size.
Castle Harbour, BermudaCastle Harbour is a large natural harbour in Bermuda. It is located between the northeastern end of the main island and St. David's Island. Originally called Southampton Port, it was renamed as a result of its heavy fortification in the early decades of the Seventeenth century. GeographyCastle Harbour is surrounded by St. George's Parish to the north, east, and south, as well as Hamilton Parish to the west.
BermudaBermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the US state of North Carolina, about 1,035 km (643 mi) to the west-northwest. Bermuda is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands, although the most significant islands are connected by bridges and appear to form one landmass. It has a land area of 54 square kilometres (21 sq mi). Bermuda has a tropical climate, with warm winters and hot summers.
Bailey's Bay, BermudaBailey's Bay is a long shallow indentation in the northeastern shore of the main island of Bermuda. It stretches for about 1,500 metres (1,600 yd) along the north coast of Hamilton Parish. The settlement which stretches along the bay's coast is also called Bailey's Bay. The entrance to the bay is protected by a long reef which rises to the surface at several points, most notably as Bay Island. A footbridge crosses the northeastern extremity of the bay.
Royal EngineersThe Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the military engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer. The Corps Headquarters and the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent, England.
Politics of BermudaBermuda is the oldest British Overseas Territory, and the oldest self-governing British Overseas Territory, and has a great degree of internal autonomy through authority and roles of governance delegated to it by the national Government (the British Government, which is ultimately responsible for the governance of all British territory). Its parliament held its first session in 1620, making it the third-oldest continuous parliament in the world.
John Henry LefroyLieutenant-GeneralSir John Henry LefroyKCMGCBFRS (28 January 1817 – 11 April 1890) was a British Army officer and later colonial administrator who also distinguished himself with his scientific studies of the Earth's magnetism. BiographyLefroy was a son of the Rev. John Henry George Lefroy, of Ewshot House (subsequently Itchel) in Hampshire, England, and his wife, Sophia Cottrell.
Land reclamationLand reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground, reclaimed land, or land fill. HistoryIn ancient Egypt, the rulers of the Twelfth Dynasty (c. 2000–1800 BC) undertook a far-sighted land reclamation scheme to increase agricultural output.
L.F. Wade International AirportSource: Bermuda AIPL.F. Wade International Airport (IATA: BDA, ICAO: TXKF), formerly named Bermuda International Airport, is the sole airport serving the British overseas territory of Bermuda in the north Atlantic Ocean. It is located in the parish of St. George's and is 6 nautical miles (11 kilometres; 6.9 miles) northeast of Bermuda's capital, Hamilton. In 2016, the airport handled 402,925 passengers, up 5.6% from 2006.
Albert Henry HimeLieutenant-ColonelSir Albert Henry Hime, KCMG, PC (29 August 1842 – 13 September 1919) was an Irish Royal Engineers officer and later a prominent politician in the Colony of Natal. Early life and careerHime was born in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, on the Ballydonarea Loop, and educated at Trinity College Dublin. In May 1866, he married Josephine Searle in Plymouth, and three months later moved to Bermuda to work on a causeway there.
Hamilton ParishHamilton Parish (originally Bedford Parish) is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It was renamed for Scottish aristocrat James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (1589–1625) when he purchased the shares originally held in the Virginia Company by Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford. It is located in the northeast of the chain's main island, and is split in two by the large Harrington Sound, occupying all but the south and northeastern tip of its coast.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.