Where is Jamaica?
Jamaica is a country in North America.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Caribbean
- Land borders
- None. It shares no land border with another country.
- Area
- About 11,000 km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Northern; Western
- Capital city
- 17.97° N, 76.79° W
About Jamaica
Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Greater Antilles, lying about 145 kilometres south of Cuba. Independent from the United Kingdom since 6 August 1962, it is a Commonwealth realm with its capital and largest city at Kingston. It gave the world reggae, ska and dancehall, the Rastafari faith, jerk spice and Blue Mountain Coffee.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 5 on 27 September 2026 (#26), hardest clue first:
- A wind farm owned by the national petroleum corporation stands at Wigton in Manchester parish.
- It is the third-largest island in the Greater Antilles after Cuba and Hispaniola.
- Its unlikely national bobsled team once beat well-established rivals at the Winter Olympics.
- Kingston is the capital and largest city of this island country.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Haiti 480 km away
- Dominican Republic 730 km away
- Cuba 810 km away
- Panama Canal 1,000 km away
- Panama 1,100 km away
- Costa Rica 1,200 km away
- Honduras 1,200 km away
- Nicaragua 1,200 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: Jamaica. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.