Port Royal is a village located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century.

Type: Village
Category: Locality
Latitude: 17.93608° or 17° 56' 10" north
Longitude: -76.8418° or 76° 50' 31" west
Elevation: 4 metres (13 feet)
Population: 3330
Parish: Kingston Parish
County: Surrey County
Country: Jamaica
Region: Caribbean

Port Royal Satellite Map

 
 
 
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