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  Black River Blue Hole, Jamaica
Black River Blue Hole (listed as Black River Head in Jamaica Underground) was visited in assistance to Kimberly John, of The Nature Conservancy, as part of a water quality sampling project.
The hole is said to be deep (Fincham in Jamaica Underground), and it certainly appears to be so when viewed from a good vantage point at the edge of it.
Black River Head plotted on a 30m DEM with the Conjectural Flow as indicated by Fincham.
www.jamaicancaves.org /black_river_head_060531.htm   (505 words)

  
  Brainboost - What is the longest river jamaica
The Black River, Jamaicas longest, snakes through a 325 - square km marshland known as the Great Morass that is home to a wide variety of birds - including ospreys, herons, red - footed coots and egrets - as well as crocodiles.
Black River is the name of the longest river in Jamaica and the city which is the capital St Elizabeth Parish, in southwestern Jamaica.
At Black River Safari at the mouth of Jamaicas longest river, over 44 miles in length, which opens up its jaws at the mouth of the Caribbean Sea with one of Jamaicas oldest iron bridges, standing guard immovable after so many years..
www.brainboost.com /search.asp?Q=What+is+the+longest+river+jamaica&lfmq=1   (360 words)

  
 Black River, Jamaica. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
Although it's St Elizabeth's largest town, BLACK RIVER is a quiet spot, and most travellers only nip in briefly to take a boat trip on the river.
The nicest thing to do in Black River is to stroll along the waterfront and check out the old wooden buildings, many with gorgeous colonnaded verandahs and gingerbread trim and most in a perilous state of collapse.
The Waterloo Guesthouse, built in 1819, is reputed to have been the first place in Jamaica to get electricity – installed to provide air conditioning for racehorses kept in the old stables – and to have boasted the island's first telephone.
www.hostelbookers.com /guides/jamaica/black_river   (374 words)

  
 JAMAICA - A premier caribbean travel destination featuring the resort areas of Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios, ...
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the port at Black River was generally regarded as one of the most important ports on the island.
The river itself, the longest in Jamaica, winding forty-four miles from the interior to the coast, was used primarily for transporting logwood from the hills of the parish where it was cut to the port of Black River from where it was shipped.
Black River's heyday lasted until the logwood industry died, but not before the town of Black River achieved distinction as the first town in Jamaica to receive electricity.
www.visitjamaica.com /vacation_themes/spring_break/places_general.aspx?guid=893e9cee-0f1e-4c81-8f7b-ee565aeefcc4   (971 words)

  
 OAS Children's Page
Jamaica’s largest wetland, the Great Morass’, can be found near to the town of Black River.
Jamaica also has over one hundred different kinds of butterflies, but the most colorful and flamboyant of them is the famous Papilio homerus, the yellow and fl swallowtail butterfly.
A few hundred crocodiles remain in the swamps of the Black River and elsewhere, and they are now protected by law from hunters.
www.oas.org /children/animals/Jamaica/JamaicaAnimals.htm   (673 words)

  
 Black River, Jamaica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The town sits at the mouth of the river of the same name.
Treasure Beach is southeast of it, and the beaches of Crane to the south east and Luana to the west.
Historically it is signigifant as the place where, in 1781, survivors of the slave-ship Zong were landed after most of their fellow-captives had been thrown overboard so that the owners of the vessel could collect on their insurance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_River,_Jamaica   (183 words)

  
 CANOE Travel - Caribbean - Jamaica's quiet side
Jamaica's longest river snakes through the Great Morass, a marshland that is home to a wide variety of birds and crocodiles.
The Black River, Jamaica's longest, snakes through a 325-square km marshland known as the Great Morass that is home to a wide variety of birds -- including ospreys, herons, red-footed coots and egrets -- as well as crocodiles.
After a narrow stretch, the banks of the Black River widen and the vegetation shifts to saltgrass marsh, with shaded tunnels giving way to waving meadows of tall reeds.
www.travel.canoe.ca /Travel/Caribbean/Jamaica/2004/09/10/623607.html   (638 words)

  
 JAMAICA - A premier caribbean travel destination featuring the resort areas of Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios, ...
Many of Black River’s residents were wealthy merchants who built lavish homes in the town.
The Black River area is the largest crocodile habitat in Jamaica with over 300 rare and endangered crocs living in the surrounding mangroves.
Famous for its rare flora and fauna, including mangroves and American crocodiles, the river’s name is said to derive from the large deposits of peat under the water that give it a dark colour.
www.visitjamaica.com /resorts/south/walking_tours_general.aspx?guid=BlackRiverHeritage   (931 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Travel - News - Jamaica's Great Morass is a world away from the beach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
By Andres Leighton, AP The Black River: Jamaica's longest river snakes through a 125-square mile marshland that is home to a wide variety of birds, including ospreys, herons, red-footed coots and egrets, as well as crocodiles.
The Black River, Jamaica's longest river, snakes through a 125-square mile marshland known as the Great Morass that is home to a wide variety of birds — including ospreys, herons, red-footed coots and egrets — as well as crocodiles.
After a narrow stretch, the banks of the Black River widen and the vegetation shifts from overgrown mangrove forests to saltgrass marsh, with shaded tunnels giving way to waving meadows of tall reeds.
www.usatoday.com /travel/news/features/2003/2003-08-04-great-morass.htm   (1345 words)

  
 DCP: 18 degrees north, 78 degrees west (visit #1)
My buddy Jay and I were heading to Jamaica for a week of travel and adventure and one of our plans was to attempt one of the water confluences.
Black River is a small Jamaican town that usually does not see too many tourists.
He is a really nice man and everyone in Black River says that he knows the sea best of all.
www.confluence.org /confluence.php?visitid=6479   (551 words)

  
 St. Elizabeth River Safari Attraction near the Treasure Beach Hotel in Jamaica
Located in the heart of one of the largest swamps in the Caribbean is the historic town of Black River where the 44 mile long Black River meets the Caribbean.
A seven mile journey up the river through the Black River National Park awaits you where numerous varieties of flora and fauna can be seen in their natural habitat, totally unspoilt for thousands of years.
Balck River and the St. Bess Attractions are located on the south coast of Jamaica, 45 miles (75km) east of Negril, 65 miles (110km) south of Montego Bay and 35 miles (60km) west of Mandeville.
www.treasurebeachjamaica.com /river.html   (479 words)

  
 JAMAICA: A TASTE OF THE ISLAND
We were strolling the banks of the Black River on Jamaica's south coast when we heard the call of a man from a nearby car.
In a decade of travel to Jamaica, we've enjoyed meals that span the dining spectrum: jerk from roadside stands, patties from small town bakeries, shrimp from side-of-the-road vendors, home cooking from some of the island's best chefs, and gourmet meals that could hold their own in New York or Paris.
Jamaica's motto is "Out of Many, One People" and it's a saying that could equally be applied to the island's food.
www.travellady.com /articles/article-jamaicataste.html   (790 words)

  
 Coldwell Banker Jamaica - Information South Coast
Black River was once home of one of the busiest seaports in Jamaica.
Black River was famous because of the abundance of logwood in the area, which was used to make the purple dye treasured by royalty the world over.
Black River was the first town in Jamaica to have electricity more than 100 years ago.
www.cbjamaica.com /jamaica/southcoast.html   (464 words)

  
 PJMmechanicalAction
Located on the southwestern coast of Jamaica approximately 30 miles east of Nigril, the town of Black River was at the turn of the century, the pulse of commerce within the colonized sector overseen by the British Empire.
Utilizing the Black River as a primary source of transportation as it flowed from the Blue Mountains from deep within the interior of the island and emptied into the Atlantic Ocean, farmers were able to deliver vast amounts of sugar, tobacco, and coffee directly to this major port.
Black River could now boast of having the first automobile found on the island and the first town with central electricity.
www.pjmorgans.com /MechActionP7specs.html   (498 words)

  
 CouchSurfing -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Jamaica, which was originally claimed for Spain in 1494, has a history that has been greatly affected by slavery and the slave trade.
Jamaica for almost two centuries was the world's largest sugar exporter, which was achieved through the use of imported slave labour, resulting in the very large Black population on the island.
Jamaica has about 250 route miles of railroad, of which 77 is currently active to handle privately operated bauxite (aluminum ore) trains.
www.couchsurfing.com /wikiguide.html?location=Jamaica   (2897 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - Black River Market continues to languish - Thursday | November 21, 2002
DESPITE THE inhumane condition of the Black River Market, the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, the agency responsible for the facility, says it has no information as to when the parish capital would get a new market.
Phyllis Clarke, who is the Councillor for the Black River Division, also had nothing to say about the repairs, or a new market for the community.
Writing in The Gleaner on Friday, November 8, columnist Desmond Henry, who is a resident of the parish, described the condition of the Black River market as shameful and suggested that the Parish Council should hang its head in shame.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20021121/news/news8.html   (220 words)

  
 Cheap Car Hire & Rental in Jamaica
Charles Swaby’s Black River Safari – the premier wildlife and nature tour in the Black river lower morass with crocodiles, birds and mangroves.
Jamaica ATV Tour – a cruise through the hills and nature trails of Rose Hall on your very own all terrain vehicle and experience the other side of Jamaica.
Roaring River Park – the former slave plantation the roaring river estate near Petersfield in the parish of Westmoreland is named for the gushing waters of the river.
www.anycarhire.com /car-hire/jamaica.htm   (577 words)

  
 Journeying to Jamaica - Associated Content   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Jamaica is the ultimate getaway for relaxation in a paradise with lots of hidden treasures.
The farm is one of the largest in Jamaica at 2300-acres, with pedigree red poll cattle and papaya.
The Black River is 44 miles and Jamaica's longest river, its name derived from the peat moss that lines the bottom of the river and makes the clear water look inky fl.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/5031/journeying_to_jamaica.html   (545 words)

  
 Black River Safari, , Jamaica
Enjoy a ride up the Black River, seeking out the native crocodiles.
From Silver Sands, it is a day trip to Black River which is on the South Coast of the island, in the parish of St. Elizabeth.
The boats that take you up the river are very comfortable.
www.silver-sands.com /black_river_safari.html   (157 words)

  
 Around the world on £20 a day | Jamaica | Central America And Caribbean | Choose A Country | Travel | Telegraph
According to its fun-loving, free-spirited inhabitants, Jamaica is the land of "wood and water".
Heading towards Black River we saw dolphins and crocodiles, then we stopped at a small crab-fishing village, before finally arriving at Pelican Bar, a bamboo hut on poles resting on a sand bar a quarter of a mile out to sea.
From Black River we visited the grossly over-priced YS Falls, which rival the better known Dunns River Falls but are less visited.
www.telegraph.co.uk /travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2003/04/29/etbudg26.xml   (1210 words)

  
 Black River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black River (Newfoundland and Labrador), Newfoundland's first pulp mill opened in Black River in 1897
Black River (Arizona), a tributary of the Salt River in Arizona
Black River (Wisconsin-Lake Michigan) - Wisconsin (tributary of Lake Michigan)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_River   (444 words)

  
 St. Elizabeth, Jamaica   -   a prime destination for the truly adventurous
At Maggotty, the river runs alongside the road where it is convenient to explore its banks and to view the many small waterfalls and the Black River Gorge.
Upriver, the YS Falls are a delightful contrast to the somnolence of the Lower Black River.
Tour Jamaica by Margaret Morris is published in Jamaica and features a road map as well as detailed descriptions of a fairly thorough road tour of the island.
www.great-adventures.com /destinations/jamaica/StEliz.html   (2842 words)

  
 Black River Project
The Black River Project exemplifies a philanthropic idea that began modestly, and grew beyond all expectations.
Hospitals here in New England are generally state-of-the-art, and so have a unusually high turnover of used or surplus medical materials and equipment, everything from ambulances and x-ray equipment to cardiac monitors and computers, which they are generously willing to supply for recycling to less advanced facilities here and abroad.
Black River Project donors and volunteers provide other services as well, including medical training for on-site medical care givers, management and administrative consultations, and outreach and education/awareness programs for such diseases such as HIV/AIDS and diabetes.
www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org /ma/2000/black_river_42.htm?print=1   (237 words)

  
 Red Claw Crayfish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cherax quadricarinatus is native to the southern hemisphere: throughout the streams and rivers of northern Australia (Jones and Morgan, 1994).
In Jamaica, they have become established in two of the largest river systems in Jamaica: Black River in the parish of St. Elizabeth, and Rio Cobre in St. Catherine.
The impact of the crayfish on the native crustacean fauna is being investigated.
www.jamaicachm.org.jm /Articles/key_claw_crayfish.asp   (627 words)

  
 Roaring River Jamaica
The plan was to rent a car and head out from Negril and down along the southern coast to the Black River area of Jamaica.
We said we were heading down to the Black River region to do some shopping and possibly take the Black River Cruise.
He warned us that the road leading down to Black River was very dangerous on this day as he told us that the political demonstrations leading up to the National election the following week were being held on the road and that people were throwing rocks at the cars.
www.travelinvasion.com /roaringriver.html   (1170 words)

  
 BLACK RIVER, JAMAICA Insurance
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digilander.libero.it /all_insurance/Black_River,_Jamaica.html   (850 words)

  
 Focus on Jamaica: Mandeville and South Coast
The YS Falls on the river are held by some to be the island's most spectacular.
They are selling succulent cooked and peppered shrimps caught in nearby Black River.
Situated on an estate of the same name, these cataracts are among the most spectacular in Jamaica.
www.focuspublicationsint.com /focusonjamaica/mandevil.htm   (618 words)

  
 Jamaica : Introduction : The Best Romantic Getaways | Frommers.com
The water, 56m (186 ft.) deep at its deepest point, is said to have aphrodisiac powers-which you'll have to determine for yourself.
YS Falls (Black River): The best place to escape for a romantic picnic is along the coast east of Negril.
Three kilometers (2 miles) north of the port of Black River, in a "Me Tarzan, You Jane" setting, you can actually swing from an overhead vine or a jungle rope into cooling ponds made by the waterfall.
www.frommers.com /destinations/jamaica/0093020872.html   (345 words)

  
 NEPA to take on Black River silt pile-up - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
Black River, St Elizabeth - The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has supported a call by the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) for steps to be taken to prevent a pile-up of silt at the point where the Black River enters the sea in the parish's capital town.
NEPA said the "deposition of material at the mouth of the river closer to the south- eastern bank" had been confirmed following close examination, including an evaluation of aerial photographs of the area taken between 1991and 2001 and a site visit on July 13.
Flooding of communi-ties close to the banks of the Black River - Jamaica's longest river - during times of heavy rain is a long-standing problem.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20060929T210000-0500_113444_OBS_NEPA_TO_TAKE_ON_BLACK_RIVER_SILT_PILE_UP.asp   (270 words)

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