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A Correct Map of Jamaica: 83: 1762: A Correct Map of the Island of Jamaica: John Gibson: 89: 1765: A New Map of the Island of Jamaica: Thomas Kitchin: 101: 1775: Jamaica: Thomas Jeffreys: 104: 1779: La Giammaica: Antonio Zatta: 105: 1780: Carte de l'Isle de la Jamaique: Rigobert Bonne: 131: 1794: A Map of the Island of Jamaica: Bryan Edwards ...
Many of Jamaica's oldest businesses were started in Mandeville; the Mandeville Hotel, one of the oldest in the Caribbean, began operations in 1875. Its golf club, founded as the Manchester Golf Club in 1868, was the first golf course in the Caribbean. The first "free library" in Jamaica was established in 1938, and is the oldest Parish Library.
The Cockpit Country is Jamaica's largest remaining contiguous rainforest. Cockpit Country Forest Reserve was designated in 1950, and covers an area of 221.75 km 2. [9] In 1979 an unpublished paper proposed preserving the area as a National Park. [10]
Mandeville, the parish capital is located at latitude 17°51'N, longitude 77°38'W. Manchester is bordered by St. Elizabeth in the west, Clarendon in the east and by Trelawny in the north. Manchester covers an area of 830 km 2, making it Jamaica's sixth-largest parish. It has three mountain ranges — the Carpenters Mountains, the May Day ...
At its greatest extent, Jamaica is 235 km (146 mi) long, and its width varies between 34 and 84 km (21 and 52 mi). [1] Jamaica has a small area of 10,992 km 2 (4,244 sq mi). [1] However, Jamaica is the largest island of the Commonwealth Caribbean and the third largest of the Greater Antilles, after Cuba and Hispaniola. [1]
The location of Jamaica An enlargeable map of Jamaica. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jamaica: Jamaica – sovereign island nation located on the Island of Jamaica of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. [1] It is 234 kilometres (145 mi) long and 80 kilometres (50 mi) at its widest.