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References
- GEOnet Names Server Archived 2020-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- OMC Map
- CIA Map
- Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office
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