Juan de Bolas Mountain

Juan de Bolas Mountain
Juan de Bolas Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 2,743 ft (836 m) [1]
Coordinates 18°04′14″N 77°07′36″W / 18.070554°N 77.126770°W / 18.070554; -77.126770Coordinates: 18°04′14″N 77°07′36″W / 18.070554°N 77.126770°W / 18.070554; -77.126770 [2]
Geography
Location Jamaica

Juan de Bolas Mountain in Saint Catherine, Jamaica[1] (some sources say Clarendon[3]) is named after Juan de Bolas, the first Chief of the Jamaican Maroons.[3][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet G. UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys. 1973.
  2. 1 2 "Juan de Bolas Mountain". Wikimapia. Wikimapia. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 Sibley, Inez (1978). Dictionary of Place-Names in Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica: Institute of Jamaica. p. 85.


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