Where is Bermuda?
The damage was small, but Hurricane Igor passed through Bermuda over the weekend. If you’re not familiar with Bermuda’s location, it’s a series of islands east (wayyyyy east) of South Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean. CIA.gov compares Bermuda’s size to about 1/3 of Washington, D.C., and the population sits at less than 70,000, so don’t expect a professional sports franchise to relocate there anytime soon.
Currently under the UK government, Bermuda is a country that would like its independence. As for the economy, international business has trumped tourism in the past decade.
Bonus: that annoying “jingle-y” tune you are likely to be singing that starts with “Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama” is a 1988 single recorded by the Beach Boys called “Kokomo.” It was released on the hugely popular soundtrack to Cocktail and has been embedded in everyone’s brain since.
Bonus #2: the so-called Bermuda Triangle consists of Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Miami (see map).
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(image above from: http://www.pisceandelusions.org/reference/bermudatriangle/)
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