XXXII. XIX. I. N & LXIV LI. XXXVI. W - Royal Naval Dockyard, Sandys Parish, Bermuda
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N 32° 19.520 W 064° 50.086
20S E 327298 N 3577976
Historic coordinates for Bermuda in Roman Numerals are located on the facade of the Royal Naval Dockyard building underneath the right clock tower.
Waymark Code: WMMPAD
Location: Bermuda
Date Posted: 10/19/2014
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A stone tablet together with an explanatory sign record the official coordinates for Bermuda as calculated by a Royal Navy Captain in 1836.
The stone tablet is inscribed:
BERMUDA YARD
Latitude XXXII. XIX. I. N
Longitude LXIV LI. XXXVI. W
BY CAPTAIN OWEN R.N.
XXXII. XIX. I. N. = 32. 19. 1 N
LXIV LI. XXXVI. W = 64. 51. 36 W
The nearby sign records the history and significance of the coordinates.
{Image of Clipper Ship}
GLOBAL COORDINATES
MARKER
The latitude and longitude
was confirmed in 1836 by
Captain R. Owen, R. N. of H. M. S.
THUNDER. The measurement
was incorporated into
Bermuda law on the 8th of
November, 1929, making
Bermuda time four hours
behind Greenwich Mean Time,
the international standard for
navigational purposes.