Kingston

The harbour

Kingston, Jamaica's capital, lies on one of the largest natural harbours in the Caribbean, enclosed by the long sandspit of the Palisadoes, with the Blue Mountains rising behind the city.

At the tip of the spit stands Port Royal, once a notorious buccaneer base, much of which sank into the sea during an earthquake in 1692. Kingston grew up afterwards across the harbour. Today it is a major container transshipment port serving Caribbean and Panama Canal routes.

Entering the harbour, a sailor runs along the Palisadoes, past the airport runway, with the mountains towering over the bay.

Kingston in PerpeNaval

Region

Caribbean & Panama

Country

Jamaica

Position

17.97°N 76.80°W

Size in the game

a small port (tier 0)

Fuel

about $290 a tonne at full stock

Trades

Grain, Consumer goods, Steel, Fresh produce, Building materials, Medicine

On the quay

a cruise call (appeal 3.7 of 5)

Waters

near pirate water: Caribbean Arc, Bahama Banks

The album

stamp, postcard, caribbean reef shark, conch shell

The nearest harbours by sea

Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.

Lately at Kingston