Palisadoes
Palisadoes is the thin tombolo of sand that serves as a natural protection for Kingston Harbour, Jamaica. Norman Manley International Airport and the historic town of Port Royal are both on Palisadoes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Spit
- Description: thin tombolo of sand that serves as a natural protection for Kingston Harbour
- Also known as: “Palisades”, “Palisados”, and “Pallisades”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Norman Manley International Airport and Plumb Point Lighthouse.
Norman Manley International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wolmadrian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norman Manley International Airport, formerly Palisadoes Airport, is an international airport serving Kingston, Jamaica, and is located south of the island 19 km away from the centre of New Kingston.
Plumb Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Arbus Driver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plumb Point Lighthouse is an active 19th century heritage lighthouse, located on the Palisadoes a narrow peninsular that connects Port Royal to the mainland.
National Library of Jamaica
Library
The National Library of Jamaica is the national library of Jamaica. It is located at 12 East Street in Kingston, Jamaica. The library provides access to various collection of Jamaican literature, maps, films, newspapers, photographs, and more. National Library of Jamaica is situated 4 km north of Palisadoes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Tivoli Gardens.
Kingston
Photo: yonolatengo, CC BY 2.0.
Kingston, the capital and largest city of Jamaica, is nestled on the southeastern coast of the island. Visitors often come to the birthplaces of reggae.
Tivoli Gardens
Neighborhood
Tivoli Gardens is a neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica. Developed as a renewal project between 1963 and 1965, the neighbourhood continued to suffer from poverty. Tivoli Gardens is situated 5 km north of Palisadoes.
Port Royal
Village
Port Royal was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. Port Royal is situated 5 km west of Palisadoes.
Palisadoes
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Palisadoes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Palisadoes” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Polisadoes dili”
- Cebuano: “The Palisadoes”
- Danish: “Palisadoes”
- Dutch: “Palisadoes”
- Hebrew: “פליסדו”
- Igbo: “Palisadoes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Palisadoes”
- Norwegian: “Palisadoes”
- Polish: “Palisadoes”
- Portuguese: “Palisadoes”
- Russian: “Палисадос”
- Spanish: “Palisadoes”
- Swedish: “The Palisadoes”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Plumb Point and Plumb Point.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Palisadoes”. Photo: Katinka Zuchowicz Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0.