Palisadoes (word apparently of Portuguese origin) is the thin spit of sand that serves as a natural protection for the harbor of Kingston, Jamaica. In geography, a spit is a deposition landform found off coasts. ... A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... Location of Kingston Kingston (population 600,000) is the capital of Jamaica. ...
Norman Manley International Airport and the historic town of Port Royal are both on Palisadoes, as is Palisadoes Raceway, a go-kart track on old runway on the airport's premises. Norman Manley International Airport is an airport in Kingston, Jamaica. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... This article is about the former capital city of Jamaica. ... A kart racer takes a turn on an indoor track Kart racing (as the word is so spelled by enthusiasts) or karting is a variant of open-wheeler motor sport with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. ...
Smith and Warner concerning the protection of the Palisadoes road with great interest, and agree that the kind of solution that they propose is the most appropriate one at this time.
We would also like to point out that, although it is more exposed than other parts of the Palisadoes to the fury of tropical storms and hurricanes, this narrow, eastern part has been in existence for a long time, probably extending into thousands of years.
One cannot compare the erosion problems of the Palisadoesspit with, say, the problems experienced along the east coast of North America, where massive, storm-induced breaches are frequently made in the soft, unconsolidated sand of the barrier islands.
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