Jackson's Bay Cave

Jackson's Bay Cave
Location [1]
Length 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)[2]
Discovery 1964
Number of entrances Many[2]
Jackson's Bay Cave System
Location map

Jackson's Bay Cave is a very large cave system on the Portland Ridge in Clarendon near the south coast of Jamaica. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the Caribbean.[2] It was discovered in 1964 since when over 10 kilometres of caves have been mapped. [2]

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History

Pottery shards, rock carvings and rock paintings suggest that the caves were used by the Arawak Indians or Taínos.[2]

Fossils

A specimen of the extinct Jamaican Monkey (Xenothrix mcgregori) was found by an American Museum of Natural History expedition c1993–1996.[2] Fossil remains of the Jamaican Flightless Ibis (Xenicibis xympithecus) have also been found there.

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References

  1. ^ Fincham, Alan G (1997). Jamaica Underground (2nd ed. ed.). ISBN 976-640-036-9. http://users.skynet.be/sky33676/jbcbig.html. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f van Rentergem, Guy. "Guided Tour". Guy van Rentergem. http://users.skynet.be/sky33676/tour.html#A1. Retrieved 2009-09-16.