Kingston Harbour
Kingston Harbour in Jamaica is the seventh-largest natural harbour in the world. It is an almost landlocked area of water approximately 16 kilometres long by 3.2 kilometres wide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: harbour in Kingston, Jamaica
- Also known as: “Kingston Harbor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Gallery of Jamaica and National Library of Jamaica.
National Gallery of Jamaica
Museum
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The National Gallery of Jamaica, in Kingston, Jamaica, is Jamaica's public art museum. It was established in 1974 and is located in the Kingston Mall, a commercial and cultural center on Kingston harbour.
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.
Kingston Railway Station
Railway station
Kingston railway terminus was built in the Jamaica Georgian architectural style using brick. It was constructed on a grand scale, symbolising its importance as the main terminus of the Jamaica railways.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Tivoli Gardens.
Kingston
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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.
Denham Town
Neighborhood
Denham Town is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western Kingston, Jamaica. It has a reputation as one of Kingston's more violent areas. It was named in memory of Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica 1935–1938. Denham Town is situated 3 km north of Kingston Harbour.
Kingston Harbour
- Categories: port and body of water
- Location: Newport East, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Kingston Harbour” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Puertu de Kingston”
- Cebuano: “Kingston Harbour”
- Chinese: “金士頓港”
- Chinese: “金斯敦港”
- Chinese: “金斯顿港口”
- Dutch: “Kingston Harbour”
- French: “Kingston Harbour”
- French: “Port de Kingston”
- German: “Hafen Kingston”
- Russian: “Кингстон”
- Spanish: “Puerto de Kingston”
- Swedish: “Kingston Harbour”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Kingston Harbour”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Newport East and Hannah Town.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Plumb Point and Refuge Cay.
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