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Numerous rivers and streams issue from the central highlands, but many disappear intermittently into karst sinkholes and caves. Few rivers are navigable for any great distance, because of their rapid descent from the mountains. The Rio Minho in central Jamaica is the longest river, flowing for some 60 miles (100 km) from the Dry Harbour Mountains to Carlisle Bay. The Black River in the west and the Rio Cobre near Kingston are each longer than 30 miles (50 km). [links]
Jamaica, island country of the West Indies. It is the third largest island in the Caribbean Sea, after Cuba and Hispaniola. Jamaica is about 146 miles (235 km) long and varies from 22 to 51 miles (35 to 82 km) wide. It is situated some 100 miles (160 km) west of Haiti, 90 miles (150 km) south of Cuba, and 390 miles (630 km) northeast of the nearest point on the mainland, Cape Gracias a Dios, on the Caribbean coast of Central America. The national capital is Kingston.
Beyond Puerto Rico, to the east, lie the Lesser Antilles. The Lesser Antilles stretch south, all the way to the northern shores of South America. There are actually two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles. The northern group is called the Leeward Islands, which stretch from the island of Anguilla in the north to the island of Montserrat in the south. These islands are in the shape of an arc and were formed by the meeting of the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates.
Archeological evidence suggests that the West Indies were settled, at least partially, as long ago as 3100 BCE, with Cuba, Hispaniola and Trinidad bearing signs of having been inhabited as long ago as 5000 BCE. Upon contact with Europeans, the main Indigenous groups in the West Indies were the Taíno, who lived in the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and the Leeward Islands; the Island Caribs and Galibi, who lived in the Windward Islands, and the Ciboney in what is now western Cuba. On his first voyage to the West Indies, Christopher Columbus made contact with the Lucayans in the Bahamas and the Taíno in Cuba and Hispaniola.
To Cuba’s south is the island of Jamaica. Like the other islands of the Antilles, Jamaica was formed by a series of volcanoes that rose from the sea billions of years ago. The island has three geographic regions: the eastern mountains, the central valleys and plateaus, and the coastal plains. The highest point in Jamaica is Blue Mountain Peak, which reaches a height of 2,256 m. The island’s terrain varies to the extent that it produces two types of climates, an upland tropical climate and a semiarid climate. The former dominates on the windward side of the mountains, while the latter is more prevalent on the leeward side. [links]
A First Peoples' Ceremonial Walk in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Image credit: John de la Bastide/Shutterstock
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If traveling with prescription medication, check with the government of France to ensure the medication is legal in the French West Indies. Always carry your prescription medication in original packaging with your doctor’s prescription. [links]
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As a new Covid-19 outbreak hits the French West Indies, the French Government needed a fast and agile transport solution to supply local hospitals with necessary medical equipment: oxygen generators, concentrators and bottles, x-ray equipment, dialysis material, among others. more
The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, is mobilizing its aerial expertise to transport necessary medical equipment to the French West Indies in partnership with SETCARGO Logistique Internationale (Tempo One Group) for Santé Publique France (Ministry of Health).
The Group dedicated an Airbus A330-200F from its fleet to transport the 43 tonnes of equipment between Paris and the French West Indies. After being loaded onboard in the evening of August 28th, it was safely delivered to the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique on the 29th. more
The CMA CGM Group is an important link between the French mainland and the overseas regions, thanks to its regular shipping lines. It deploys its logistics expertise to ensure a regular supply and to support exports to the mainland and continues to do so during the pandemic. [links]