Bluck's Island, Bermuda

Bluck's Island (formerly Denslow['s] Island, Dyer['s] Island[1]) is an island of Bermuda. It lies in the harbor of Hamilton in Warwick Parish.

Coordinates: 32°17′N 64°49′W / 32.283°N 64.817°W / 32.283; -64.817

The island was at one time owned by illustrator William Wallace Denslow who built a house there and declared himself "King Denslow I, Monarch of Denslow Islands and Protector of Coral Reefs".[2][3]

Between 1917 and 1919, the island hosted the Bermuda Biological Station for Research; this was transferred for the period from Agar['s] Island, which had been "requisitioned for military purposes".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bermuda Plan 2008: Map 38 (PDF) (Map). Department of Planning (Bermuda). Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  2. ↑ Rasmussen, R. Kent (1995). Critical Companion to Mark Twain: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. Facts on File. p. 666. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  3. ↑ ""Oz" Artist Denslow: The Who Would Be King". bernews.com. March 9, 2013. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  4. ↑ Conklin, Edwin G. (June 1931). "The New Bermuda Biological Station for Research". The Scientific Monthly: 481.


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