The island of JamaicaThe island of Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean. It is located in a group of islands called the Greater Antilles. It has an area of ​​10 991 square km or 4 244 square miles. Jamaica extends 230 km from east to west and 80-36 km from north to south. It is third only to Cuba, which is the largest, and Hispaniola, which is the second largest island. Jamaica is located in the Caribbean Sea, which is part of the much larger Atlantic Ocean. The island is located 960 km south of Florida, 160 km south-west of Haiti and 140 km south of Cuba. Jamaica is mainly a mountainous island but there are 320 km of fine sandy beaches, swamps, moist fern forests, vast open plains, plateaus, rushing rivers. and magnificent waterfalls. The Blue Mountains are the highest mountains in Jamaica and Blue Mountain Peak, Jamaica's highest peak, rises to 2256 m or 7 402 feet. They consist mainly of limestone. Further west, in the well area, the limestone has eroded over the years to form large depressions, narrow valleys, underground caverns and rivers. Most surface rivers are short, fast-flowing, and descend quickly towards the coast and consist of a series of rapids and waterfalls. The island is surrounded by plains separated by mountains and sea. The country is divided into three counties. They are Cornwall in the west, Middlesex is central and Surrey is in the east. Middlesex is the largest county. Jamaica is also divided into 14 parishes which are basically like provinces or states. The parishes are Kingston, St. Andrew,St. Thomas, Portland, St. Mary, St. Ann, Trelawny, St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Manchester, Clarendon and St. Catherine....... center of map...... Kingston, Jamaica: Kingston Publishers, 1976 Macpherson, John. Lands of the Caribbean. Spain:Longman Group Ltd, 1974Sherlock, Philip. The land and people of the West Indies. USA:JB Lippincott Company, 1967Wilkins, Francis. Jamaica. Hong Kong: Chelsea House Publishers, 1987 Zach, Paul., and Hoefer, Hans Insight Guide: Jamaica. Singapore: APA Productions, 1987Jamaica Information Service. Jamaica: an overview. Kingston: Jamaica Information Service, 1990 Potter, Mitch. “New album kicks off Marley Blitz.” The Toronto Star. February 6, 1991, Section. And, page. 4"Jamaica." Encyclopedia of merit students. 16th edition, 1980"Jamaica". The World Book Encyclopedia 14th ed., 1989