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'''Long Island''' is a small island within the [[Great Sound, Bermuda|Great Sound]] of [[Bermuda]]. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of [[Warwick Parish]].
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|name=Long Island
|territory=Bermuda
|picture=
|picture caption=
|latitude=32.2862
|longitude=-64.8194
|map=Long Island (Warwick) - Great Sound islands, Bermuda.svg
|group=Great Sound
|area=
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'''Long Island''' is a small island within the [[Great Sound, Bermuda|Great Sound]] of [[Bermuda]]. It lies in the south-east of the sound, and is in the north of [[Warwick Parish]].


Like its neighbour [[Hawkins Island]], Long Island served as a prisoner of war camp during the Second Boer War from 1901 to 1902.  The prisoners built a wooden bridge between the two, across [[Greek Letter Islands#Kappa Island|Kappa Island]] which lies between them.
Like its neighbour [[Hawkins Island]], Long Island served as a prisoner of war camp during the Second Boer War from 1901 to 1902.  The prisoners built a wooden bridge between the two, across [[Greek Letter Islands#Kappa Island|Kappa Island]] which lies between them.
==Outside links==
*Map: {{googlemap|32.2862|-64.8194}}


{{Islands of Bermuda}}
{{Islands of Bermuda}}
[[Category:Islands of the Great Sound]]

Latest revision as of 06:21, 6 April 2023

Long Island

Islands in the Great Sound
(Bermuda)

Location

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Location: 32°17’10"N, 64°49’10"W
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Long Island is a small island within the Great Sound of Bermuda. It lies in the south-east of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish.

Like its neighbour Hawkins Island, Long Island served as a prisoner of war camp during the Second Boer War from 1901 to 1902. The prisoners built a wooden bridge between the two, across Kappa Island which lies between them.

Islands of Bermuda

Agar's • Banjo • Bartlett's • Bartram • Bay • Bethell's • Bird • Bluck's • Boaz • Brooks • Burnt • Burt (Warwick) • Burt's (St George's) • Castle • Cat • Cave • Charles • Cobbler's • Cooper • Crawl • Cross • Crow • Current • Daniel • Darrell • Denslows • Doctor's • Dyer • Elizabeth • Fern • Five Star • Gallows • Gibbet • Goat (Pembroke) • Goat (St George's) • Godet (Paget) • Godet's (Warwick) • Goose • Governor's • Grace • Grasbury's • Great Bermuda • Great Oswego • The Greek Letter Islands (αβγδεζηθικλω) • Haggis • Hairbrush • Hall • Hamilton Island • Hawkins • Hen • Higgs' • Hinson (Paget) • Hinson's (Soton) • Horseshoe • Hospital • Huntz (Soton) • Hunts (Warwick) • Idol • Inner • Inner Pear • Ireland • Irresistible • Kerosene • Lefroy • Little Oswego • Little Rogue's • Long Bird • Long (Hamilton) • Long (St George's) • Long (Warwick) • Magazine • Main • Malabar • Marshall • Middle • Moresby's • Morgan's • Mount • Mouse • Nelly • No Name • Nonsuch • Old Castle • One Tree • Ordnance • Outer • Paget • Palm • Partridge • Peggy's • Perot • Ports • Rabbit • Regatta • Reid • Rickett's • Riddell's • Rogue • Rushy • St David's • St George's • St Michael's • Saltus • Smith's • Somerset • Spanish • Spectacle (Paget) • Spectacle (Soton) • Spectacle (Warwick) • Swan • Tilley • Trunk • Turtle • Verrill • Watford • Watling • Westcott • Whale • Whalers • White • White • Wilson

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