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*[[Bermudian Creek]], Washington Township, York County, Pennsylvania
*[[Bermudian Creek]], Washington Township, York County, Pennsylvania
*[[Bermuda Springs]], Pennsylvania
*[[Bermuda Springs]], Pennsylvania
*[[Bermuda]], an island in [[Liberty County, Georgia]], also known as ''Colonels Island'', and ''Heron Island'' (the Atlantic archipelago also had an alternate name of ''La Garza'' - Spanish for ´´the Heron´´)
*[[Bermuda Island (Georgia)]], an island in [[Liberty County, Georgia]], also known as ''Colonels Island'', and ''Heron Island'' (the Atlantic archipelago also had an alternate name of ''La Garza'' - Spanish for ´´the Heron´´)
*[[Bermuda]], a populated place in [[Calhoun County, Georgia]]
*[[Bermuda, Calhoun County, Georgia]], a populated place in [[Calhoun County, Georgia]]
*[[Bermuda]], a populated place in [[DeKalb County, Georgia]]
*[[Bermuda, DeKalb County, Georgia]], a populated place in [[DeKalb County, Georgia]]
*[[Bermuda Island, Georgia]], near Sunbury, Georgia
*[[Bermuda Island, Georgia]], near Sunbury, Georgia
*[[Bermuda Hill]], a 984 feet/300 metre summit in [[Catoosa County, Georgia]]
*[[Bermuda Hill]], a 984 feet/300 metre summit in [[Catoosa County, Georgia]]
*[[Bermuda]], a Populated (Community) Place in [[Conecuh County, Alabama]]
*[[Bermuda, Alabama]], a Populated (Community) Place in [[Conecuh County, Alabama]]
*[[Bermuda Lagoon]], a lake in [[Fairfield County, Connecticut]]
*[[Bermuda Lagoon]], a lake in [[Fairfield County, Connecticut]]
*[[Little Bermuda]], an island in [[Waldo County, Maine]]
*[[Little Bermuda]], an island in [[Waldo County, Maine]]
*[[Bermuda Dunes]] is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Riverside County, California|Riverside County]], [[California]].
*[[Bermuda Dunes]] is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Riverside County, California|Riverside County]], [[California]].
*[[Bermuda]], or '''Bermuda Plantation''', a former cotton plantation (previously called ''Ile Breville''), belonging to the Prudhomme family, and a current locale, in [[Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana]]
*[[Bermuda Plantation|Bermuda]], or '''Bermuda Plantation''', a former cotton plantation (previously called ''Ile Breville''), belonging to the Prudhomme family, and a current locale, in [[Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana]]
*[[Bermuda]], a populated place near the village of [[Natchez, Louisiana|Natchez]], in Natchitoches Parish, [[Louisiana]], zip code [http://www.izipcodelookup.com/LA/NATCHEZ/BERMUDA/71456.htm 71456]
*[[Bermuda, Louisiana]], a populated place near the village of [[Natchez, Louisiana|Natchez]], in Natchitoches Parish, [[Louisiana]], zip code [http://www.izipcodelookup.com/LA/NATCHEZ/BERMUDA/71456.htm 71456]
*[[Bermuda Landing]], an historical locale in [[Humphreys County, Mississippi]]
*[[Bermuda Landing]], an historical locale in [[Humphreys County, Mississippi]]
*[[Bermuda Falls Spring]], a spring in [[Gila County, Arizona]]
*[[Bermuda Falls Spring]], a spring in [[Gila County, Arizona]]

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Bermuda, Islands of Bermuda, or The Somers Isles is an Atlantic archipelago, a British Overseas Territory, and formerly part of Virginia.

Bermuda (or its adjective Bermudian) may also refer to:

  • Bermuda Hundred Campaign, a campaign during the American Civil War
  • The dockyard at the core of the Royal Navy base in Bermuda named HMD Bermuda
  • Fortress Bermuda, a romantic term for Bermuda.
  • Bermuda kite a type of kite traditionally flown in Bermuda at Easter, symbolizing the ascent of Christ.
  • Bermuda shorts, a type of short trousers
  • The Bermuda Conference was an international conference between the United Kingdom and the United States held on April 19, 1943 at Hamilton, Bermuda, concerned with the plight of European Jews.
  • Bermuda Agreement, an aviation agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom
  • Brewster Bermuda, a British name for the Brewster SB2A Buccaneer two-seat scout bomber
  • Bermuda national cricket team, the national cricket team of Bermuda
  • Bermuda, a song by Roky Erickson, first released as a single, and then inserted into some albums, among them Don't Slander Me

People

Places

United States

Thousands of Bermudians emigrated to North America in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, especially to the South-East. These emigres left the name of the archipelago on many parts of the modern United States of America.

Outside United States

Plants

  • Juniperus bermudiana, a juniper tree endemic to Bermuda, known as Bermuda cedar
  • Bermudiana, a flowering plant endemic to Bermuda, belonging to the Sisyrinchium genus
  • Cynodon dactylon or Bermuda grass, a fast growing grass best suited for warm climates
  • Lilium longiflorum, known as the Easter lily, or the Bermuda lily
  • Bermuda Onion, any of several varieties of mild-flavored onions shaped like a flattened sphere

Sailing

  • Bermuda sloop, a type of sailing vessel originating in the island equipped with gaff or Bermuda rig. Also used for modern sloops with Bermuda rig.
  • Bermuda rig, a form of rigging for boats and small ships
  • Seven ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Bermuda after the island