and plateaus in the central region and coastal plains and rugged hills in the
the surrounding waters.
The highest point in Jamaica is Blue Mountain Peak, which rises to 7,402 feet. This
creating one of the steepest mountain gradients in the world.
Because limestone is easily shaped by other forces, the limestone plateau that stretches
rugged features are called karst formations because of the rock comprising them.
Jamaica has one of the largest and most bare areas of karst formations in the world.
entertainment (rafting on Martha Brae) and hydroelectricity. Some people in rural
towns and cities.
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