16 facts about the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda
This article is a historical field article that describes the historical past of 16 facts about Bermuda, the British Overseas Territory.
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This article introduces and evaluates 16 facts about bermuda, the British Overseas Territory, and the following are the specific contents:
Fact 1.
Bermuda is not an independent country, it was originally known as the "Somers Islands".
Officially and de facto, Bermuda is part of the United Kingdom and is part of the British Overseas Territory.
Fact 2.
There are a total of 182 islands in this archipelago, the largest of which is called Bermuda.
All the islands on the archipelago are formed by coral origin, that is, they are all atolls.
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Fact 3
Bermuda is one of the few islands in history that has never been inhabited by Europeans before they arrived during the Age of Navigation.
The Spaniards were the first to discover these islands in the early 16th century, but they were not interested in them, so no Spaniards relocated to the islands.
Fact 4
About 100 years later, the first British settlement was established here, and Bermuda belonged to the British.
Bermuda is the oldest of all british overseas territories.
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Fact 5.
Almost everyone on the planet has heard of Bermuda, or more precisely, of the "Bermuda Triangle" region.
Foreign visitors are attracted not only by Bermuda's sun-drenched beaches, but also by the mysterious aura that envelops the place.
Fact 6.
The "Bermuda Triangle" area, considered an anomalous area, has been heard of in which many ships and planes have disappeared.
However, in fact, the reason is simple, there are many nautical and air lines intersecting here, so the traffic here is very active.
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Fact Seven
In fact, a large number of shipwrecks in the Bermuda region are mainly caused by the many surrounding reefs, especially during the age of sailing in human history.
But the compass pointer in the Bermuda Triangle does not point north, which is why there are many mystical statements about the area.
But even here, everything is simple. Due to the magnetic anomaly in bermuda, the compass does not work properly here.
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Fact 8.
Historically, the first European migrants inadvertently settled in Bermuda.
At the time, they were on their way to North America when they were suddenly shipwrecked.
The surviving sailors managed to reach Bermuda and later settled there.
The first person to step into these islands was Juanes Bermudez.
Therefore, people named the archipelago after him, calling it "Bermuda".
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Fact Nine
Today, most of the natives are of mixed descent between Europeans and Africans.
Many of Bermuda's islands are too small to be inhabited.
So, there are only twenty islands with a permanent population.
Fact 10
The only settlement in Bermuda with urban status is the capital hamilton, although only slightly more than a thousand people live here.
In fact, the total population of the archipelago is only about 65,000 people.
The total land area of Bermuda is about 53 square kilometers.
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Fact XI.
In Bermuda, there are no rivers or freshwater lakes.
More precisely, although there are small lakes here, the water is salty.
Therefore, the only source of fresh water here is rainwater. However, fresh water is also transported to Bermuda by tanker.
Fact 12
The inhabitants of the archipelago are happy to support the legends and myths about its islands, as they attract many tourists, who are an important source of economic income.
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Fact XIII.
Officially, Bermuda remained a British overseas territory, with the reigning British monarch as the titular head.
Fact 14
The paved roads here do not exceed 250 km in total length.
It wasn't until 1948 that Bermuda was first allowed to buy privately owned passenger cars.
Prior to this, private cars were strictly prohibited here.
