John Crow Mountains
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The John Crow Mountains are a rugged, forested mountain range in eastern Jamaica known for their rich biodiversity and cultural significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Crow Mountains canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Portland Parish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Thomas Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Windward Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
high species endemism
ⓘ
tropical montane ecosystems ⓘ |
| climate | tropical montane climate ⓘ |
| conservationImportance |
important bird area
ⓘ
key biodiversity area ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceFor | Maroon communities ⓘ |
| drainage | rivers flowing to the Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| ecosystemService |
carbon sequestration
ⓘ
soil conservation ⓘ watershed protection ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| fauna |
endemic bird species
ⓘ
endemic plant species ⓘ |
| flora |
ferns and epiphytes
ⓘ
tropical hardwood species ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Caribbean Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
cloud forest
ⓘ
rainforest ⓘ |
| highestPointOfRange | over 1000 metres above sea level (approximate) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural significance
ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Jamaica ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementBody | Jamaica Conservation and Development agencies (various) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRangeType | rugged mountains ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Blue Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Blue Mountains and John Crow Mountains National Park buffer zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blue and John Crow Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | national park component ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged ⓘ |
| tourism | ecotourism destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
cultural
ⓘ
natural ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Blue and John Crow Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyAs | refuge for escaped enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| vegetation | forested ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.