Stony River (Jamaica)

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Stony River (Jamaica)
Country Jamaica
Physical characteristics
Main source c2,300 feet (700 m) [1]
18°04′32″N76°51′09″W / 18.07545°N 76.85238°W / 18.07545; -76.85238 [1]
River mouth c1,000 feet (300 m) [1]

The Stony River (Jamaica) rises just north of Coopers Hill in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. From here it flows primarily north until it reaches its confluence with the New River. [1]

Saint Catherine Parish Parish in Middlesex, Jamaica

St Catherine is a parish in the south east of Jamaica. It is located in the county of Middlesex, and is one of the island's largest and most economically valued parishes because of its many resources. It includes the first capital of Jamaica, Spanish Town, originally known as San Jago de la Vega or Santiago de la Vega.

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 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.

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  1. 1 2 3 4 UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet L, 1967.