| Climate Jamaica :
| tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
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| Terrain Jamaica :
| mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
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| Elevation extremes lowest Jamaica :
| Caribbean Sea 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Jamaica :
| Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m
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| Natural resources Jamaica :
| bauxite, gypsum, limestone
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| Land use arableland Jamaica :
| 16,07%
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| Irrigated land Jamaica :
| 250 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Jamaica :
| hurricanes (especially July to November)
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| Environment current issues Jamaica :
| heavy rates of deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution in Kingston results from vehicle emissions
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| Geography note Jamaica :
| strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal
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