Geography of Jamaica Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

This article describes the geography of Jamaica.

; Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba ; Geographic coordinates:

18° 15′ N, 77° 30′ W

; Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

; Area:

• Total: 10,990 km²

Land: 10,830 km²

Water: 160 km²

; Area--comparative:

Slightly smaller than Connecticut

; Land boundaries:

0 km

; Coastline:

1,022 km

; Maritime claims:

• Measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

Continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Territorial sea: 12 nm

; Climate:

Tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior

; Terrain:

Mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain

; Elevation extremes:

• Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

Highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m

; Natural resources:

Bauxite, gypsum, limestone

; Land use:

• Arable land: 14%

Permanent crops: 6%

Permanent pastures: 24%

Forests and woodland: 17%

Other: 39% (1993 est.)

; Irrigated land:

350 km² (1993 est.)

; Natural hazards:

Hurricanes (especially July to November)

; Environment--current issues:

Heavy rates of deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution in Kingston results from vehicle emissions

; Environment--international agreements:

• Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

; Geography--note:

Strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for Panama Canal

See also: Jamaica

Cities

• Boscobel
• Montego Bay
• Discovery Bay
• Negril
• Black River
• Ocho Rios
• Port Antonio
• Morant Bay
• Rocky Point

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