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Kingston (Commercial capital of Jamaica)

the commercial capital of Jamaica; on the N. side of a landlocked harbor, the best in the island, and, for its size, one of the best in the world. It was founded in 1693, after the neighboring town of Port Royal had been destroyed by an earthquake. Kingston itself suffered severe losses in life and property as a result of an earthquake in 1907. Pop. about 60,000.

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