2007-05-28 00:29:31 · 21 answers · asked by rocbottom 1 in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Jamaica
Kingston
2007-05-28 00:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kingston is the capital of Jamaica because it is the centre of communications in the island with the outside world. The main roads from the north, the east and the west converge naturally on the Liguanea Plain on which the city is built. The railway has its main terminus in the city. Kingston's large sheltered harbour has made it possible for the city to be a major shipping for over three centuries. Esso Standard Oil Company built an oil refinery at the western end of the harbour. It was later purchased by the Government of Jamaica in 1982. The Norman Manley International Airport (formerly the Palisadoes International Airport), one of the two international airports in the island, is equipped to receive the most modern types of aircraft
2007-05-28 07:44:11 · answer #2 · answered by akansha a 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica. It is located on the southeastern coast of the island country at 17°59′N 76°48′W / 17.983, -76.8Coordinates: 17°59′N 76°48′W / 17.983, -76.8. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. In the Western Hemisphere, Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city south of the United States.
2007-05-28 10:28:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kingston: capital and largest city of Jamaica
2007-05-28 07:32:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kingston
2007-05-28 07:39:42 · answer #5 · answered by waheed_hashim 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kingston
2007-05-28 07:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by aryan 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kingston
2007-05-28 07:32:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kingston
2007-05-28 07:31:47 · answer #8 · answered by Maddy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-28 07:34:51 · answer #9 · answered by kevin_4508 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Kingston.
2007-05-28 10:35:03 · answer #10 · answered by realstylesint'l 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋