What the records say
- When
- 1962
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Jamaica
- Coordinates
- 18.14° N, 77.32° W
- Process
- unknown
- Type
- Unknown process (often independences)
- Pop
- 1661000
- Area km2
- 11424
- Losing
- United Kingdom
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Jamaica
Caribbean nation
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean, covering 10,991 square kilometres (4,244 sq mi). It is the third-largest island in the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean, after Cuba and Hispaniola. Jamaica lies about 145 km (78 nmi) south of Cuba, 191 km (103 nmi) west of Hispaniola, and 215 km (116 nmi) southeast of the Cayman Islands.
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The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
Nearby in time and place
- Avianca Flight 67121 Jan 1960 · Air disaster
- Guantanamo BaySep 1960 · Territorial claim
- San Juan Hill massacre12 Jan 1959 · Murder · Killed 73
- Jérémie VespersAug 1964 · Massacre
- Battle of La Plata21 Jul 1958 · Battle
- Battle of Las Mercedes29 Jul 1958 · Battle
- Operation Verano28 Jun 1958 · Military operation
- 1957 Kendal train wreck1 Sep 1957 · Rail accident