Port Antonio

Port Antonio is a town in . Tucked away in the northeast of the island, Port Antonio is still relatively unknown by most tourists, but it has for years been the hideaway of royalty and stars alike.
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  • Type: Town with 14,400 residents
  • Description: town of the parish of Portland, Jamaica
  • Also known as: “Saint Francois”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Navy Island and Folly Lighthouse.

Island
is a small uninhabited island off the coast of Port Antonio in , . 's most famous owner was the film actor Errol Flynn, who reportedly hosted many parties there.

Lighthouse
Built in 1888, is a brick tower with lantern and gallery. It flashes a white light every 10 seconds that is visible for 13 miles. The light is solar powered.

School
is a secondary high school in Port Antonio, , in the northern part of . The school was established in January 1786, and is the fifth-oldest high school in the country, after Wolmer's Boys', one of the Wolmer's Schools, , , and .

Port Antonio

Latitude
18.1752° or 18° 10′ 31″ north
Longitude
-76.4474° or 76° 26′ 51″ west
Population
14,400
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
IATA airport code
POT
United Nations Location Code
JM POT
Open location code
77C55HG3+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3766096616
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3489005
Wiki­data ID
Q162782
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Port Antonio” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بورت أنطونيو”
  • Armenian: “Պորտ Անտոնիո”
  • Asturian: “Port Antonio”
  • Azerbaijani: “Port-Antonio”
  • Catalan: “Port Antonio”
  • Cebuano: “Port Antonio”
  • Chinese: “安東尼奧港”
  • Danish: “Port Antonio”
  • Dutch: “Port Antonio”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورت انطونيو”
  • French: “Port Antonio”
  • German: “Port Antonio”
  • Greek: “Πορτ Αντόνιο”
  • Hebrew: “פורט אנטוניו”
  • Irish: “Port Antonio”
  • Italian: “Port Antonio”
  • Jamaican Creole English: “Puot Antuoni, Jumieka”
  • Jamaican Creole English: “Puot Antuoni”
  • Japanese: “アントニオ港”
  • Japanese: “ポート・アントニオ”
  • Luxembourgish: “Port Antonio”
  • Northern Frisian: “Port Antonio”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Antonio”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Port Antonio”
  • Polish: “Port Antonio”
  • Portuguese: “Port Antonio”
  • Russian: “Порт-Антонио”
  • Spanish: “Port Antonio”
  • Swedish: “Port Antonio (parishhuvudort i Jamaica)”
  • Swedish: “Port Antonio”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт-Антоніо”
  • Urdu: “پورٹ انتونیو”

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