Bluefields, Jamaica
Town in Westmoreland, Jamaica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bluefields is a settlement in Westmoreland Parish on the Caribbean island of Jamaica. It contains a major beach, Bluefields Beach.
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Bluefields | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 18.172°N 78.025°W | |
Country | Jamaica |
Parish | Westmoreland |
In Spanish Jamaica, Bluefields was known as Oristan.[1]
The town was named after Abraham Blauvelt, a Dutch-Jewish pirate, privateer, and explorer of Central America and the western Caribbean.[2]
See also
- Bluefields, Nicaragua, also named after Abraham Blauvelt
References
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