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List Of Islands Of Jamaica
This is a list of islands of Jamaica. There are about 49 islands in the island nation of Jamaica. All islands are in the Caribbean Sea. The island of Jamaica has an area of and is the third largest island in the Caribbean, after Cuba and Hispanola. Islands The islands of the country of Jamaica include:Islands with coordinates are in the GeoNames database. Additional references are included that mention specific islands. *Bajo Nuevo Bank (uninhabited), *Bare Bush Cay, *Big Half-Moon Cay, *Big Pelican Island, *Big Portland Cay, *Blake Cay *Blower Rock, *Bogue Islands (Bog Islands), *Bolt Cay *Booby Cay, **Booby Cay - Negril **Booby Cay - Pedro Cays **Booby Cay - Pedro Cays **Booby Cay - Morant Cays *Bush Cay, *Bushy Cay *Cabarita Island, *Careening Cay, *Christmas Island *Dolphin Island, *Drunken Man's Cay *East Crall *Emerald Island, *Fort Island, *Gordon Cay *Great Goat Island, *Green Cay *Green Island, *Gun Cay, *Hogsty Cay, *Jamaica, *Lilyroot Cay, *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lime Cay
Lime Cay is the main islet off the shore of Port Royal Cays, Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa .... It located in the northeast region of the reef. Geography Located 15 - 30 minutes by boat from Port Royal. It has a small beach which makes it a popular location for recreation and sunbathing. It is a regular hotspot for post-party-goers, and during holiday season (Summer and Christmas) weekends the island is often swarmed with boats, music and socialites. Lime Cay measures 380 meters northwest-southeast, and is up to 80 meters wide, measuring 2 ha in area.Shamille ScottThe United Islands of Jamaica: the ones you probably never heard of./ref> About half of the area is wooded, the rest is sand and coral. It has no infrastructure except for a small open buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geology Of Jamaica
The Geology of Jamaica is formed of rocks of Cretaceous to Neogene age. The basement consists of Cretaceous island arc and back-arc basin sequences that formed above a subduction zone. The cover is of mainly Eocene to Miocene shallow water limestones, that have been uplifted due to the presence of a restraining bend along the major strike-slip faults that bound the southern edge of the Gonâve Microplate to the north of the island. Cretaceous Rocks of this age occur as a series of inliers within the younger limestones. Rift basins Rifting during the Paleogene led to the formation of rift basins in which thick sequences of clastic rocks were deposited that are exposed at the eastern end of the island in the John Crow and Wagwater belts. Limestones During the Eocene, limestone deposition started across the whole of the Nicaraguan Rise. In Jamaica the main limestone unit is the White Limestone Group, which dominates the surface exposure of the island, particularly its central parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Caribbean Islands
Almost all of the Caribbean islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest island is Cuba. Other sizable islands include Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a ''rock'' or ''reef.'' ''Islands are listed in alphabetical order by country of ownership and/or those with full independence and autonomy. Islands with coordinates can be seen on the map linked to the right.'' Antigua and Barbuda There are 54 islands in Antigua and Barbuda. There are three main islands, the two populated islands (Antigua and Barbuda) and Redonda. There are 51 off-shore islands. The islands of the country of Antigua and Barbuda include: *Antigua, , * Northeast Marine Management Area ** Prickly Pear Island ** Great Bird Island ** Galley Island Major ** Galley Island Minor ** Jenny Island ** Exchange Island ** Rabbit Island ** Lobster Island ** Long Island ** Maiden Island ** Rat Island ** Little B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Royal Cays
The Port Royal Cays is a small group of uninhabited islands or cays off Port Royal, Jamaica, located at {{coord, 17, 55, 06.36, N, 76, 49, 11.96, W and arranged in the shape of an atoll with a diameter between 4 and 5 km, and a total area of 12 km². The land area is about 0.03 km². There are eight named cays, including South Cay Rock which is sometimes subsumed with South Cay. Gun Cay, the northernmost, is only 400 metres from the Jamaican mainland. The main cay is Lime Cay, on the northeastern rim. It measures 380 metres northwest–southeast, and is up to 80 metres wide, measuring 2 ha in area. About half of the area is wooded, the rest is sand and coral. On the western beach is a wooden hut. The individual cays, clockwise starting in the north: #Gun Cay (northernmost) #Lime Cay Lime Cay is the main islet off the shore of Port Royal Cays, Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandals Cay
Sandals Cay (formerly called Kokomo Island) is part of the privately owned Sandals Royal Caribbean all-inclusive resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It is apparent that Sandals resorts has an almost identical island in their Nassau, Bahamas location called the Royal Bahamian. The original name for the island came from the song " Kokomo”. It is a very small island (2.5 acres or 1.012 hectares), and according to the Sandals Royal Caribbean website, the only amenities on the island are a Thai restaurant, a swimming pool, a jacuzzi, a bar, and a secluded beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc sh .... The island caters to couples on tropical getaways. External links Sandals Royal Bahamian - BahamasSandals.com - Details about Sandals Cay in Bahamas {{Jamaica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rackhams Cay
Rackhams was a British department store that opened in Birmingham, England in 1881. The business became part of the Harrods group in 1955, before Harrods was purchased by House of Fraser in 1959. As part of the Harrods grouping in House of Fraser, during the 1970s the Rackhams name was selected to be used as the Midlands brand name and several stores were added to its portfolio. In 2000 the Rackhams name was retired and replaced by House of Fraser. History In 1851 a new retail drapery business was opened by a partnership formed by William Riddell and Henry Wilkinson at 78 Bull Street, Birmingham, which by 1863 had expanded to a wholesale business based in Temple Row. During 1861 two apprentices joined the company, John Rackham and William Matthews who by 1878 had become buyers for the company. In 1881 the retail store was transferred into Rackham and Matthews ownership and became Rackham & Co. The business was acquired in 1890 by a trader called Charles Richards. In 1898 Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Bank
Pedro Bank is a large bank of sand and coral, partially covered with seagrass, about 80 km south and southwest of Jamaica, rising steeply from a seabed of 800 metres depth. It slopes gently from the Pedro Cays to the west and north with depths from . The total area of the bank within the isobath measures . The area of a depth to is triangular, long east-west, and wide. are less than deep. With its islets, cays and rocks, a total land area of , it is the location of one of the two offshore island groups of Jamaica, the other one being the Morant Cays (Jamaica also has nearshore islands like the Port Royal Cays). The bank is centered at . Pedro Bank is a part of submarine Nicaragua Rise, which stretches from Cabo Gracias a Dios through Rosalind Bank to Jamaica. History Pedro Bank was originally named 'Viper Bank', es, Placer de la Víbora, by Spanish mariners because its shallow reefs, rocks and shoals are laid out in the shape of a gigantic serpent. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
