Gut River

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Gut River
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Gut River and Jamaica's south coast.
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  coordinates 17°51′39″N77°27′58″W / 17.860796°N 77.466247°W / 17.860796; -77.466247 [1]
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17°51′29″N77°28′09″W / 17.858034°N 77.469181°W / 17.858034; -77.469181 Coordinates: 17°51′29″N77°28′09″W / 17.858034°N 77.469181°W / 17.858034; -77.469181 [1]
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Gut River

Gut River is a river, beach and small hamlet on an isolated stretch of south facing coastline in Manchester, Jamaica. The name is said by the locals to derive from the German word for good.[ citation needed ]

Jamaica Country in the Caribbean

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola ; the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some 215 kilometres (134 mi) to the north-west.

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River

This is a mostly underground river, which springs forth in a deep clear pool barely 200m from the sea. The naturally fresh water bathing/diving pool can be accessed from the road.

Beach

There is wading access along the river to the beach which is in the middle of Long Bay, Manchester, a mostly deserted 20 mile strip of black sand.

Long Bay Beach Beach in Manchester, Jamaica

Long Bay Beach is an almost deserted 10 miles (16 km) crescent of black sand on the central south coast of Jamaica in Manchester Parish.

Manchester Parish Parish in Middlesex, Jamaica

The Parish of Manchester is an administrative civil parish located in west-central Jamaica, in the county of Middlesex. Its capital, Mandeville, is a major business centre, and the only parish capital not located on the coast or on a major river. Its St. Paul of the Cross Pro-Cathedral is the episcopal see of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Mandeville.

Hamlet

On the east bank of the river there is a commercial beach property (access 100J$ in 2006) with bar facilities, which can be busy at holidays, but is usually very quiet and provides access to both the beach and the mouth of the river without wading. On the west bank is a private property. There appear to be no more than ten properties in the hamlet. [1]

Access

Gut River lies about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Alligator Pond and 10 miles (16 km) west of Alligator Hole River which is near Milk River Bath. A very quiet coastal road joins these three rather isolated spots. Many years ago the road used only to be passable with 4WD vehicles but in 2006 the surface was in good order for ordinary cars.

Alligator Pond Fishing village in Manchester, Jamaica

Alligator Pond is a fishing village on the southwestern coast of Jamaica in the parish of Manchester.

The Alligator Hole River is a river of Jamaica.

Milk River Bath

Milk River Bath is mineral spa in the South West corner of Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. Owned by the Government of Jamaica since its opening in 1794, it now has about 6 public baths and a hotel with about 20 bedrooms. It claims that its warm waters are more radioactive than some other notable spas.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wikimapia" . Retrieved 2009-09-10.