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Great Sound

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Numerous islands lie within the Great Sound, most of them on the southeastern side of it, including
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To the south, two small peninsulas jut into the sound separating it from the smaller
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The Great Sound dominates the southwest of the island chain and forms a
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Great Sound was the location several military installations: The
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Great Sound, Bermuda

sound
Bermuda
Holocene
volcanic caldera
Bermuda Pedestal
natural harbour
Atlantic Ocean

Little Sound
Hamilton Harbour
Hamilton
Darrell's Island
Hawkins Island
Hinson's Island
Long Island
Marshall's Island
Watling Island
Agar's Island
Second World War
United States Navy
Naval Operating Base
Royal Naval Dockyard
Ireland Island
RAF Darrell's Island
Royal Naval Air Station Bermuda
Boaz island

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