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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 .
Lover's Leap Lighthouse ; Location: Lover's Leap St Elizabeth Jamaica: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Construction: metal tower: Height: 100 feet (30 m) [2]: Shape: cylindrical tower with lantern and octagonal gallery: Markings: tower painted with red and white horizontal bands, white lantern, red gallery [2]: Heritage: national monument : Light; First lit: unknown [2]: Focal height: 530 metres ...
Montpelier is located near the western boundary of Saint James Parish, Jamaica, [1] approximately 10 kilometres from the parish's capital Montego Bay. [2] The Great River which marks the boundary between Saint James Parish and Hanover Parish separated the Old Montpelier and New Montpelier plantations from Shettlewood Pen.
Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, after Kingston , Spanish Town , and Portmore , all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to over half a million people. [ 1 ]
Located 22 miles (35 km) west of Kingston, [6] Port Esquivel is primarily an alumina-handling facility but is also the only port on Jamaica's south coast capable of accommodating large ships. [7] Its 645 feet (197 m) pier is made of concrete and steel and some 35,000 tonnes (34,000 long tons; 39,000 short tons) of goods can be loaded and ...
For international dialing to Jamaica, the country code is 1. For accessing international destinations from within Jamaica, the international call prefix is 011. Calls from Jamaica to other NANP nations, such as the U.S. and Canada, are dialed as 1 + NANP area code + 7-digit number. Jamaica has a fully digital telephone communication system. [1]
Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ) in Montego Bay was established in 1985 on a 95-acre (38 ha) site southwest of the city. It has 488,110 square feet (45,347 m 2 ) of factory/office space. An additional 103,000 square feet (9,600 m 2 ) of space is being added specifically for information technology.
All railway stations in Jamaica closed in October 1992 when passenger traffic abruptly ceased. [1] They are here listed by branch and distance from Kingston . [ 2 ] In some cases elevation (height above sea level) is also shown. [ 3 ]