Juan de Bolas River | |
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Confluence of the Juan de Bolas River with the Rio Minho | |
Country | Jamaica |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Juan de Bolas Mountain 2,743 ft (836 m) 18°04′14″N77°07′36″W / 18.070554°N 77.126770°W |
River mouth | Confluence with Rio Minho 625 ft (191 m) 18°04′57″N77°13′41″W / 18.082524°N 77.228160°W |
Length | 10 mi (16 km) |
The Juan de Bolas River rises in Saint Catherine, Jamaica, [1] and flows through Saint Catherine and Clarendon. [2] It is one of two rivers in Jamaica named after Juan de Bolas, the first Chief of the Jamaican Maroons. [2]
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 fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola.
Clarendon is a parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island, roughly halfway between the island's eastern and western ends. Located in the county of Middlesex, it is bordered by Manchester on the west, Saint Catherine in the east, and in the north by Saint Ann.
Juan de Bolas originally Juan Lubolo (??-1664) was the one of the first chiefs of the Jamaican Maroons.
The river rises just east of Juan de Bolas Mountain, at just under 2,743 feet (836 m) [1] from where it flows north, north-west, west and south-south-west to a confluence with the Rio Minho. [1]
Juan de Bolas Mountain in Saint Catherine, Jamaica is named after Juan de Bolas, the first Chief of the Jamaican Maroons.
Tributaries (source to confluence) include: [1]
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