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The White River (Jamaica) is a river of Jamaica. ... CIA Map; Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office;
The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica. Definitions Kingston, capital of Jamaica Montego Bay The following definitions have been used: City: Official city status on a settlement is only conferred by Act of Parliament. Only three areas have the designation; Kingston when first incorporated in 1802 reflecting its early importance over the then capital Spanish Town ...
New Found River [1] Cave River [1] Fish River [1] Green Island River; Lucea West River; Lucea East River; Flint River; Great River; Montego River; Martha Brae River; Rio Bueno. Cave River (underground connection) Roaring River; Llandovery River; Dunn River; White River; Rio Nuevo; Oracabessa River; Port Maria River; Pagee [2] Wag Water River ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Stony River (Jamaica) Sweet River; Swift River (Jamaica) T. Thicket River; W. Wag Water River; White River (Jamaica) Y.
The Black River courses 70 kilometres (43 mi) through the largest of these plains. [1] The Rio Minho is 92.8 km long and is the longest river in Jamaica (previously, the Black River was thought to be the longest). [2] The swamplands of the Great Morass and the Upper Morass fill much of the plains. [1]
The parish is located at latitude 18°15'N, and longitude 77°56'W; to the west of Manchester, to the east of Westmoreland, and to the south of St. James and Trelawny.It covers an area of 1,212.4 km 2, making it Jamaica's second-largest parish, smaller only than Saint Ann's 1,212.6 km 2.
This is a list of plantations and pens in Jamaica by county and parish including historic parishes that have since been merged with modern ones. Plantations produced crops, such as sugar cane and coffee, while livestock pens produced animals for labour on plantations and for consumption.
Surrounding estates were Huntley, New Hope, Orange Valley, Belleair, and Retreat. Brown's Town became significant as a market centre in the mid-19th century following the abolition of slavery. [citation needed] Several free villages had been established around the town including Aberdeen, Buxton, Egypt, Goshen, Liberty Valley, Sturge Town, and ...