Rio Cobre

The Rio Cobre is a river in . Its source is in the Rose Hall Mountain in the north-east of Saint Catherine Parish, the headwaters being a writhing of unnamed, seasonally dry tributaries.
Wikipedia
Photo: Jozef.sovcik, Public domain.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Jamaica
  • Also known as: “Cobre River”, “Rio Cobra”, and “Rio Cobre River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caymanas Park and Tinson Pen Aerodrome.

Sports venue
Photo: Gwyneth Davidson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is Jamaica's only race track. It was historically a sugarcane estate in the Colony of Jamaica. It was originally owned by the Ellis family, including George Ellis and Charles Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford, who made substantial profits from sugar and slavery.

Aerodrome
in is the largest of 's three domestic airports. It is located on Marcus Garvey Drive, a major highway that links Kingston to the nearby residential community of Portmore. is situated 4 km east of Rio Cobre.

Prison
Fort Augusta is a fortification in the parish of , . Originally built in the 1740s, from 1954 to 2017 the fort was used as a prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmore and Port Royal.

Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.
is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of and Spanish Town.

Village
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is a small town located at the end of the , at the mouth of , in southeastern . Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the , functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. is situated 6 km south of Rio Cobre.

Neighborhood
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Trench Town is a neighbourhood located in the parish of , part of which is in , the capital and largest city of . Today Trench Town is the location of the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum, a National Heritage Site presenting the unique history and contribution of Trench Town to Jamaica. is situated 6 km east of Rio Cobre.

Rio Cobre

Latitude
17.98429° or 17° 59′ 3″ north
Longitude
-76.8603° or 76° 51′ 37″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
7795X4MQ+PV
Geo­Names ID
3490926
Wiki­data ID
Q2154356
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Rio Cobre” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռիո Կոբրե”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Cobre”
  • Cebuano: “Rio Cobre”
  • Dutch: “Rio Cobre”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ريو كوبر”
  • French: “rio Cobre”
  • French: “Rio Cobre”
  • Fulah: “Rio Cobre”
  • German: “Rio Cobre”
  • Russian: “Рио-Кобре”
  • Spanish: “Rio Cobre”
  • Spanish: “Río Cobre”

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