Portland Point Explained

Settlement Type:Headland
Pushpin Map:Jamaica
Pushpin Mapsize:260
Coordinates:17.7049°N -77.1673°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Jamaica
Subdivision Type1:Parish
Subdivision Name1:Clarendon
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-5

Portland Point is the southernmost point in Jamaica.[1] It is halfway along the island's south coast at the end of a hilly peninsula in Clarendon. A large bay, Portland Bight, lies to the east of it.

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Notes and References

  1. UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet H, 1973.