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The Island of Jamaica

The island of Jamaica is the third largest Caribbean island. It is in

a group of islands called the greater antilles. It has an area of 10 991

km squared or 4 244 sq. miles. Jamaica spans 230 km east to west and from

80-36 from north to south. It is third only to Cuba, which is the largest,

and Hispaniola which is the second largest island. Jamaica lies in the

Caribbean sea which is a part of the much larger Atlantic ocean. The

island is 960 km south of Florida, 160 km southwest of Haiti, and 140 km

south of Cuba.

Jamaica is mainly a mountainous island but there are 320 km of fine

sandy beaches, swamps, moist fern- forests, sprawling open plains, plateaus,

rushing rivers, and magnificent waterfalls. The Blue Mountains are the

highest mountains in Jamaica and Blue Mountain Peak which is the highest

peak in Jamaica rises to 2256 m or 7 402 feet. They are made up primarily

of limestone. Farther to the west in the cockpit country the limestone has

eroded over many years to form large depressions, narrow valleys,

underground caverns and rivers. Most of the surface rivers are short, swift

flowing and descend quickly to the coast and consist of a series of rapids

and waterfalls. The island is ringed by plains separated by mountain and

sea.

The country is divided into three counties. They are Cornwall to the

west, Middlesex is central, and Surrey is to the east. Middlesex is the

largest county. Jamaica is also divided into 14 parishes which are

basically like provinces or states. The parishes are Kingston, St. Andrew,

St. Thomas, Portland, St. Mary, St. Ann, Trelawny, St. James, Hanover,

Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Manchester, Clarendon, and St. Catherine.

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