Jamaica+Geography

Jamaica's Geography
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 * ~  Location ||||  Near center of Caribbean Sea; south of Cuba ||
 * ~  Area ||||  10,991 square kilometers ( 4,244 square miles) ||
 * ~  Length ||||  234 km (145 mi) ||
 * ~  Width || 80 km (50 mi) ||  ||
 * ~  Population ||||  2,825,928 (July 2009 est.) ||
 * ~ Cities |||| __Capital:__ Kingston (population of 650,000) ||
 * ~  |||| Montego Bay (population of 96,00) ||
 * ~  ||||  Spanish Town (population of 131,515) ||
 * ~ <span style="color: #e67a0a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Climate |||| <span style="color: #e67a0a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Tropical ||
 * ~ <span style="color: #e67a0a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Natural Resources |||| <span style="color: #e67a0a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Bauxite, Gypsum, Limestone ||
 * ~ <span style="color: #e67a0a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Environmental Issues |||| <span style="color: #e67a0a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> High rates of deforestation ||
 * ~  |||| <span style="color: #e67a0a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Water pollution (by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills) ||
 * ~  |||| <span style="color: #e67a0a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Coral reef damage ||
 * ~  |||| <span style="color: #e67a0a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Air pollution ||
 * ~  |||| <span style="color: #e67a0a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Hurricanes ||

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> **Jamaica** can be found almost exactly in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. Unlike most tropical islands, Jamaica is quite diverse in its terrain. Mountains cover a large area of this island; there are two major mountain ranges, the Central Range and the Port Royal Mountains. The Central Range are the mountains on the Northern side of the island, and they contain the Blue Mountains which are the highest peaks in Jamaica. A vast portion of Jamaica is made up of coastal plains. These plains are responsible for the beautiful, white-sand beaches that stretch along Jamaica's coast. <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 195%; text-align: center;">