Jamaica's+Geography

Location and climate: Jamaica is located in the Caribbean Sea, which is in Central America. The name of the country comes from the Red Indian word "Xaymaca," which means "land of many springs". When Columbus came to the island in 1494, he called it Santiago - "the most beautiful any eye had seen."
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Jamaica is the third largest island in the Greater Antilles. The island is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea on all sides. Jamaica has a tropical climate with an even temperature all year round (25-27 degrees C). In the Blue Mountains is the highest peak on the island, Blue Mountain Peak (2256 m.)

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