Jamaica

Central America

Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Geographic coordinates: 18° 15' N, 77° 30' W
Coastline km: 1,022 km km
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Terrain: mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
Elevation: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m
Natural hazards: hurricanes (especially July to November)
Currency: Jamaican dollar (JMD)
Population: 2,780,132 (July 2007 est.)
Languages: English, English patois
Capital: Kingston
Divisions: 14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland

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Breezes Runaway Bay	- / -	13.7 m	18.3 m	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
Couples Negril	- / -	15 m	25 m	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
Devil's Reef	- / -	18.3 m	61 m	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
Joseph's Cave	- / -	5 m	7 m	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
Montego Bay	- / -	13 m	13.8 m	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
Rhodes Hall	3 / -	15.2 m	29 m	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
Shaw Reef	- / -	9.1 m	12.2 m	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
Tugboat	- / -	25.9 m	29 m	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}