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Geography - note
Consists of about 360 small coral islands with ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land, reclaimed and otherwise, was leased by US Government from 1941 to 1995
Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
Further reading
J. Wreford Watson, J. Oliver, C. H. Foggo, A Geography of Bermuda (Collins, London, 1965)
External links
Bermuda Geography (http://www.bermuda-island.net/INTRODUCTION/Geography/index.php) from Bermuda-Island.net, with antique maps
Bermuda4u.com (http://www.bermuda4u.com/Essential/bermuda_geography.html) - Interactive Map of Bermuda and all its parishes.
Bermuda is an archipelago consisting of seven main islands and many smaller islands and islets lying about 1,050 kilometers (650 mi.) east of North Carolina.
Bermuda was discovered in 1503 by a Spanish explorer, Juan de Bermudez, who made no attempt to land because of the treacherous reef surrounding the uninhabited islands.
Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia.
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