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![]() ![]() Jamaica Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/jamaica/jamaica_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 10,990 km2
Comparative area: slightly smaller than Connecticut Land boundaries: none Coastline: 1,022 km Maritime claim:
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain Natural resources: bauxite, gypsum, limestone Land use: 19% arable land; 6% permanent crops; 18% meadows and pastures; 28% forest and woodland; 29% other; includes 3% irrigated Environment: subject to hurricanes (especially July to November); deforestation; water pollution Note: strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica
Channel, the main sea lanes for Panama Canal
NOTE: The information regarding Jamaica on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jamaica Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jamaica Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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