South Negril Point is the westernmost point of mainland
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 His ...
.
[UK ]Directorate of Overseas Surveys
The Ordnance Survey International or Ordnance Survey Overseas Directorate its predecessors built an archive of air photography, map and survey records for the United Kingdom from 1946 to 1999. The Ordnance Survey International Collection (formerly ...
1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet B, 1958. It is located a little south of the
resort town
A resort town, often called a resort city or resort destination, is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy. A typical resort town has one or more actual resorts in the surrounding ...
of
Negril and a little north of
Negril Lighthouse.
See also
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List of countries by westernmost point
This is a list of countries by westernmost point on land (dependent territories included). A selection of dependent territories are listed in ''italics'' and are not ranked.
There are five countries with territory on both sides of the 180th meri ...
References
{{Geographical extremities of Jamaica
Headlands of Jamaica
Extreme points of Jamaica
Geography of Westmoreland Parish