Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park

Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (StreetView)
This is a national park covering 495.2 km2 and accounting for 4.5% of Jamaica's land surface. It gets its name from the mountain range that runs through it, as well as a common bird found in the park, the "John crow" or turkey vulture. The park is globally known for its biodiversity. This park is the last of 2 known habitats of the giant swallowtail butterfly, the largest butterfly in the Western Hemisphere, and is the habitat for the endangered Jamaican blackbird, the Jamaican boa, and the Jamaican hutia.

The park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for mixed criteria in 2015.
585 views
Views by date
UnratedRate as 1Rate as 2Rate as 3Rate as 4Rate as 5Rate as 6Rate as 7Rate as 8Rate as 9Rate as 10

Categories

Comments

Policies

Please log in if you don't want to post anonymously (anonymous users cannot post links).

Note: VirtualGlobetrotting is an entertainment website is and is not associated with this post, location or person.

Please enable images and enter code to post
Reload

Around the World Mailing List

Share:

Comments

Policies

Please log in if you don't want to post anonymously (anonymous users cannot post links).

Note: VirtualGlobetrotting is an entertainment website is and is not associated with this post, location or person.

Please enable images and enter code to post
Reload