Palisadoes (word apparently of Portuguese origin) is the thin

tombolo A tombolo is a sandy or shingle isthmus. It is a deposition landform by which an island becomes attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar. Once attached, the island is then known as a tied island. The word ''t ...

of sand that serves as a natural protection for Kingston Harbour,

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

Norman Manley International Airport Norman Manley International Airport , formerly Palisadoes Airport, is an international airport serving Kingston, Jamaica, and is located south of the island away from the centre of New Kingston. It is the second busiest airport in the country ...

and the historic

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of Port Royal are both on Palisadoes. The privateer

Henry Morgan Sir Henry Morgan (; – 25 August 1688) was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner, and, later, the lieutenant governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he and those under his command raided settlements and shipping ports o ...

was buried in Palisadoes cemetery, which sank beneath the sea after the 1692 earthquake. There are concerns that activities of sight seers who litter the place may lead to infestation by roaches. Some organisation have made efforts in 2023 to clean up the place to address possible pollution with plastics and infestation by roaches and rodents

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Headlands of Jamaica Ramsar sites in Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica Tombolos {{Jamaica-geo-stub

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