Montego Bay (Jamaica)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מונטגו ביי (ג'מייקה)
Name (Latin)
Montego Bay (Jamaica)
Other forms of name
Mantica Bahia (Jamaica)
Coordinates
-77.91666667 -77.91666667 18.46666667 18.46666667 (gooearth )
Associated country
Jamaica
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 151300496
Wikidata: Q637555
Library of congress: n 82222827
Sources of Information
  • BGN(Montego Bay, ppl, 18°28ʹN, 77°55ʹW; variant Mantica Bahia; verified 12-28-83)
  • Treves, T. La Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sul diritto del mare del 10 dicembre 1982, 1983:p. 1 (Montego Bay)
  • BGN(Montego Bay, ppl, 18p0s 28ʹ N., 77p0s 55ʹ W.; variant Mantica Bahia; verified 12-28-83)

Wikipedia description:

Montego Bay (Jamaican Patois: Mobay or Muhbay) is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to more than half a million people. As a result, Montego Bay is the second-largest anglophone city in the Caribbean, after Kingston. Montego Bay is a popular tourist destination featuring duty-free shopping, a cruise line terminal and several beaches and resorts. The city is served by the Donald Sangster International Airport, the busiest airport in the Anglophone Caribbean, which is located within the official city limits. The city is enclosed in a watershed, drained by several rivers such as the Montego River. Montego Bay is referred to as "The Second City", "MoBay" or "Bay".

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