A Brief Overview of the Geography of Jamaica

           Jamaica is the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean (and the one with the best accent.) With an area of 10,991 square kilometers, it has plenty of space for some memorable places. From rivers, like the Minho and the black one, to mountains, like Blue Mountain Peak. Jamaica’s interior is mountainous. With the Don Figuerero, Santa Cruz, and May Day mountains in the west and the John Crow and Blue Mountains in the east.  The climate in Jamaica is tropical, hot and humid, although, the further inland you move, the more moderate it gets. Some regions on the south coast, such as the Liguanea Plain and the Pedro Plains, are relatively dry, in rain shadows. Jamaica tends to get hit pretty hard by tropical storms, because it lies in the hurricane belt of the Atlantic ocean. Since 1950 it’s been hit directly by 2 hurricanes, Charlie and Gilbert, both of which caused damage and deaths, and it’s been generally affected by severe weather due to hurricanes passing by.  In short, Jamaica is a geographically diverse, but relatively mountainous, country with tropical weather nearly everywhere.