Английская Википедия:Great River (Jamaica)
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The Great River (Jamaica) is one of Jamaica's major rivers,[1] and forms the boundary of the parish of St James with Westmoreland and Hanover.[2]
Course
The Great River rises at about Шаблон:Convert just north of the small village of Pisgah in the north west corner of St Elizabeth.[2] From here it flows north north east for about Шаблон:Convert (some sources say Шаблон:Convert[1]) reaching the Caribbean Sea at Great River Bay on the island's north coast, Шаблон:Convert west of Montego Bay.[2]
Ecology
The Great River is home to the second largest tree in the island,Шаблон:Citation needed and to crawfish.
Tourism
The Great River is one of the three most popular for traditional rafting on bamboo rafts.[1] It is also used for tube[3] and zip lineШаблон:Citation needed craft.
See also
References
- Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet D, 1959.
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