Cockpit Country
Geographical Region in Trelawny, Jamaica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cockpit Country is an area in Trelawny and Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Ann, Manchester and the northern tip of Clarendon parishes in Jamaica. The land is marked by steep-sided hollows, as much as 120 metres (390 ft) deep in places, which are separated by conical hills and ridges. Maroons who had escaped from plantations used the difficult territory for its natural defences to develop communities outside the control of Spanish or British colonists.
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Cockpit Country | |
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Geographical Region | |
Coordinates: 18.295209°N 77.695313°W / 18.295209; -77.695313 | |
Country | Jamaica |
Parish | Trelawny |
Named for | Topology reminiscent of the shape of cock fighting dens. |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
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