Jamaica: Geography#
| Location | Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 18 15 N, 77 30 W 18.25,-77.5 |
| Area | total: 10,991 sq km land: 10,831 sq km water: 160 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 1,022 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m |
| Highest Mountains | Blue Mountain Peak 2317 m [Verified] Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
| Natural Hazards | hurricanes (especially July to November) |
| Natural Resource | bauxite, gypsum, limestone |
| Land Use | arable land: 10.92% permanent crops: 9.1% other: 79.98% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior |
| Irrigated Land | 252.2 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 9.4 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | heavy rates of deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution in Kingston from vehicle emissions |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Kingston; Spanish Town; Portmore; Montego Bay; Mandeville According to Geonames: Kingston; New Kingston; Spanish Town; Portmore; Montego Bay Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal |