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| "Boilers" along the southeast coast of Bermuda: Along the
south shore of Bermuda, waves break continuously along algal/vermetid
reefs (composed of algae and molluscs, not coral), forming "boilers."
Boilers are named because the continuous breaking of waves makes it
look as if the sea is boiling. This photograph taken from the
International Space Station shows the eastern half of the main
islands of Bermuda. Land use is about 6 percent cropland, 55 percent
developed and 34 percent rural. Reflective white-colored areas are
buildings and other developments surrounded by green areas of
vegetation. St. David’s Island is also home to the airport, with
runways built out into Castle Harbour. Hurricane Erin passed northeast of Bermuda early on September 10 with 115 mile-per-hour winds (a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Scale), but causing very minimal damage. Astronauts aboard Space Station Alpha photographed the area on September 14, 2001. By then, the skies had cleared and Erin had become an extratropical low near Newfoundland. |
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