Smith River (Jamaica)
The Smith River is a river in Jamaica. See also *List of rivers of Jamaica This is a list of rivers of Jamaica, arranged from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. North Coast *South Negril River **Unnamed *Middle River **Unnamed **Unnamed *North Negril River *Orange River ... References GEOnet Names Server* OMC MapCIA Map*Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).''The Handbook of Jamaica.'' Jamaica Government Printing Office Rivers of Jamaica {{Jamaica-river-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous TaĆno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Rivers Of Jamaica
This is a list of rivers of Jamaica, arranged from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. North Coast *South Negril River **Unnamed *Middle River **Unnamed **Unnamed *North Negril River *Orange River **Unnamed **New Found RiverUK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet A, 1959 **Cave River ***Fish River * 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 * PageeUK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet K, 1966. *Wag Water River (Agua Alta) **Flint River * Annotto River * Dry River * Buff Bay River * Spanish River * Swift River *Rio Grande ** Black River ** Stony River ** Guava River *Plantain Garden River South Coast * New Savannah River *Cabarita River ** Thicket ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |