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Negril Lighthouse. This is a list of lighthouses in Jamaica. There are nine onshore lighthouses in operation and two offshore. [1] They are maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works. [1]
Negril is featured in Ian Fleming's 1965 novel The Man with the Golden Gun. One of the schemes of the novel's antagonist Francisco Scaramanga was to open a hotel called "Thunderbird" on a Negril beach. Negril is mentioned in the lyrics of the 1976 Bob Seger song "Sunspot Baby", which is the first song on the second side of the album Night Moves.
South Negril Point is the westernmost point of mainland Jamaica. [2] It is located a little south of the resort town of Negril and a little north of Negril Lighthouse . [ 2 ]
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Orange Bay is a small bay in Hanover Parish, Jamaica to the north of the resort town of Negril.
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Fresnel lens in operation at Negril Point Its foundation is a tank 14 feet (4.3 m) deep, which is kept filled with water to keep the 20-metre (66 ft) [ 2 ] (27 metres (89 ft) according to Rowlett) [ 4 ] reinforced concrete tower balanced and secured in the event of an earthquake. [ 2 ]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Negril River may refer to the following rivers in Westmoreland, Jamaica: South Negril River ...
The head of the river is at the base of a row of hills that rise more than 500 feet (150 m) above the inland edge of the coastal plain. [2] [3]From its head the river meanders south for about 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi), [1] passes under a small bridge carrying the New Hope - Delve Bridge road, [2] then swings east in a 600 metres (2,000 ft) [1] clockwise arc round the base of a ridge of the hills ...