Somers Isles

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Somers Isles is the historic name for Bermuda, a North Atlantic British territory famously settled after the 1609 Sea Venture shipwreck.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British overseas territory
archipelago
historic name
alsoKnownAs Bermuda NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Sea Venture shipwreck
associatedWithYear 1609
capital Hamilton
climate subtropical
colonialPower Kingdom of England
contains Main Island
Somerset Island
St. George's Island NERFINISHED
numerous smaller islands
country United Kingdom
economyHistoricallyBasedOn maritime trade
privateering
salt trade
firstPermanentEuropeanSettlement early 17th century
governedBy Somers Isles Company
governedByFrom 1615
governedByUntil 1684
hasChamber House of Assembly of Bermuda NERFINISHED
Senate of Bermuda NERFINISHED
hasLegislature Parliament of Bermuda NERFINISHED
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
historicalEra Age of Sail
British colonial era
historicalSignificance one of the earliest permanent English settlements in the Americas
historicNameOf Bermuda NERFINISHED
largestCity Hamilton
laterColonialPower Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
legalStatus self-governing British Overseas Territory
locatedIn North Atlantic
North Atlantic Ocean
locatedNear east of North Carolina
southeast of Cape Hatteras
modernEconomyBasedOn offshore financial services
tourism
namedAfter George Somers
officialLanguage English
partOf British Overseas Territories
representedBy Governor of Bermuda
settledBy English colonists
sovereignState United Kingdom
usedAs maritime waypoint
naval base

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Deliverance
constructedIn
George Somers ("Somers Isles (historical name for Bermuda)")
hasLegacy
Sea Venture shipwreck
relatedTo
John Rolfe ("Bermuda (temporary after shipwreck)")
residence

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