Great Salt Pond
Great Salt Pond is in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. Great Salt Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Clarence, as well as near the neighborhood Hellshire View.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hellshire Beach and Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse.
Hellshire Beach
Beach
Photo: Op. Deo, Public domain.
Hellshire Beach, Jamaica, is located near Portmore, and famed for its fried fish and safe swimming. It has near white sands with a very small trace of black sand.
Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse guides vessels westward on their approach to Kingston Harbour. It appears to be a historic daybeacon converted to a lighted aid. Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse is situated 2½ km northeast of Great Salt Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Royal and Portmore.
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 northeast of Great Salt Pond.
Portmore
Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.
Portmore is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of Kingston and Spanish Town.
Great Salt Pond
- Type: Body of water
- Also known as: “Salt Ponds” and “The Great Salt Pond”
- Location: Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.91692° or 17° 55′ 1″ northLongitude
-76.88864° or 76° 53′ 19″ westOpen location code
7795W486+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 67765069OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
3490246
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