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Saint Thomas, once known as Saint Thomas in the East, is a suburban parish situated at the south eastern end of Jamaica, within the county of Surrey. It is the birthplace of the Right Honourable Paul Bogle, designated in 1969 as one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes. Morant Bay, its chief town and capital, is the site of the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865, of which Bogle was a leader.
Aeolus Valley is a village in the Yallahs district of the Jamaican parish of Saint Thomas. Although there has been a recent wave of violence and murders, residents still say that the community is a wonderful place.
The Alligator Hole River is a river of Jamaica.
The Annotto River is a river of Jamaica.
The Buff Bay River is a river of Jamaica.
Coleburns Gully is a river of Jamaica.
The Ferry River is a river of Jamaica.
The Hope River (Jamaica) is a river of Jamaica. It flows from 15 miles north of Kingston and then forms a delta at Kingston.
The Milk River is a river of Jamaica.
The Morant River is a river of Jamaica.
The Negro River is a river of Jamaica. This river is located on the south coast of Jamaica in a Parish called St. Thomas. Going downstream it eventually connects to the Yallahs River.
The Oracabessa River is a river of Jamaica.
The Plantain Garden River is a river in the parish of St Thomas on the island of Jamaica. It is the only major river in Jamaica that does not flow in a northerly or southerly direction.
The Rio Grande is a river of Jamaica, found in the parish of Portland. It was named after the Spanish occupied Jamaica in the 15th and 16th centuries. One of the largest rivers in Jamaica, it was named "Big River" by the Spanish. It is one of the many tourist attractions in Portland and is used mainly for rafting.
Salt River (Jamaica)' is a small community in Jamaica, Clarendon. As of 2020 or later, it will officially be considered a tourist attraction by the tourism ministry. Salt River Has A variety of tourist attractions, for example : the most popular tourist attraction at salt river is the main infamous 'mineral bath'. There are many other small rivers and beaches but when tourists visit salt river, they mainly visit for the mineral bath.
The Spanish River is a river of Jamaica. It flows from south to north, the height of its delta is 0-40m. The Spring Garden, near the Spanish River, was one of the earliest sugar plantations in Jamaica. This river tends to be in very shady regions.
The Swift River (Jamaica) is a river of Jamaica. The river had massive floods during the 1930s {1932-1940}, which nearly brought the only major settlement, which shares the same name, to extinction.
The Wag Water River is one of Jamaica's rivers. It is dammed by the Hermitage Dam.
Yallahs is a town located on the southeastern coast of Jamaica in the parish of St Thomas and is home to Rohan Butler an estimated 10,000 inhabitants. The town was recorded as "Yealoth" in the 1662 census. It may have received its name from Captain Yallahs, a 1671 privateer, or the privateer may have received his pseudonym from the town. Yallahs' name could have simply come from the Spanish word 'yalos', meaning frost, because the high white cliffs in that area have been thought to give an appearance of frost.
References
- GEOnet Names Server
- 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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