Hawkins Island, Bermuda
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Hawkins Island is a small island within Bermuda
's Great Sound. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish
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Originally named Elizabeth's or Tatem Island, it was re-named in 1809. Now privately owned by the Cox family, it was formerly the property of the Royal Navy
, and was a Boer War
prisoner of war
camp from 1901 to 1902 the watch tower of the camp still stands but has bean converted into a home. It is the most easterly of the group of islands stretching across the sound from the Salt Kettle peninsula
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Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
's Great Sound. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish
Warwick Parish, Bermuda
Warwick Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick .It is located in the central south of the island chain, occupying part of the main island to the southeast of the Great Sound, the large expanse of water which dominates the geography of western...
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Originally named Elizabeth's or Tatem Island, it was re-named in 1809. Now privately owned by the Cox family, it was formerly the property of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, and was a Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
camp from 1901 to 1902 the watch tower of the camp still stands but has bean converted into a home. It is the most easterly of the group of islands stretching across the sound from the Salt Kettle peninsula
Salt Kettle, Bermuda
The Salt Kettle is a small peninsula in Paget Parish, Bermuda which stands at the southern approach to Hamilton Harbor. One of the termini of the ferries that ply the harbor, this scenic peninsula was the subject of several important paintings by American artist Winslow Homer....
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