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Fun fact 1 about Kingston

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Kingston was founded shortly after the 1692 earthquake that devastated Port Royal.

Kingston
Jamaica
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Kingston

Jamaica

Country
Jamaica
Population
937.7K
Coordinates
18.00, -76.79
323rd most populous city in the world

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island.

From the “History” section

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Photo: The original uploader was Blofeld of SPECTRE at English Wikipedia. (Original text: W. Harris) · CC BY-SA 3.0