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Southampton or Avonmouth in England to Barbados, Trinidad and up to 5 ports in Jamaica (Kingston, Port Antonio, Montego Bay, Oracabessa and Bowdin) Builder: Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Launched: 27 March 1956: Identification: IMO number: 5059173: Fate: Scrapped 1973: General characteristics; Type: Passenger-cargo ship/Banana boat ...
Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, after Kingston , Spanish Town , and Portmore , all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to over half a million people. [ 1 ]
Located 22 miles (35 km) west of Kingston, [6] Port Esquivel is primarily an alumina-handling facility but is also the only port on Jamaica's south coast capable of accommodating large ships. [7] Its 645 feet (197 m) pier is made of concrete and steel and some 35,000 tonnes (34,000 long tons; 39,000 short tons) of goods can be loaded and ...
Oracabessa is a small town in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Ocho Rios.Its population is nearly 7,000. [1] Lit in the afternoons by an apricot light that may have inspired its Spanish name, Oracabeza, or "Golden Head," Oracabessa's commercial district consists of a covered produce market and a few shops and bars.
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 ...
List of bays and coves of Jamaica: A bay is a body of water forming an indentation along the shoreline of a landmass, larger than a cove (i.e. Jade Cove) but smaller than a gulf (i.e. The Gulf or The Gulf of Mexico) Cagway Bay; Orange Bay (Hanover Parish) Orange Bay (Portland Parish) Xtabi; The following are bays in Jamaica: Buff Bay; i Montego Bay
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi), it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola —of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean .
Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ) in Montego Bay was established in 1985 on a 95-acre (38 ha) site southwest of the city. It has 488,110 square feet (45,347 m 2 ) of factory/office space. An additional 103,000 square feet (9,600 m 2 ) of space is being added specifically for information technology.