The last major hurricane to strike Bermuda was Fabian in September 2003, a Category 3 storm that killed three police officers and another person while causing more than $100 million in damage as it tore off roofs, pulverized trees and flooded famed golf courses. A. Listen. WATCH LIVE: Webcam captures Hurricane Gonzalo as it hits Bermuda. HAMILTON, Bermuda â The leading edge of Hurricane Gonzalo moved onto this British territory Friday night, pounding Bermudans with fierce wind and heavy surf as a powerful Category 2 storm that could raise coastal seas as much as 3 metres.
The UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) system is a system of coordinates that describes position on a map. GPS receivers can display locations in UTM coordinates. Most maps, especially those for hikers, display UTM coordinates.
The UTM Grid. The best known use of the transverse Mercator projection is the specialized form called Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection system. The UTM defines a grid covering the world between parallels 84Â°N and 80Â°S. The grid is divided in sixty narrow zones, each centered on a meridian.