Jamaica lies 140 km south of Cuba and 190 km west of Haiti. At its greatest extent, Jamaica is 235 km long, and its width varies between 34 and 84 km. Jamaica has a small area of 10,992 km². However, Jamaica is the largest island of the Commonwealth Caribbean and the third largest of the Greater Antilles, after Cuba and Hispaniola. Many small islands a…Jamaica lies 140 km south of Cuba and 190 km west of Haiti. At its greatest extent, Jamaica is 235 km long, and its width varies between 34 and 84 km. Jamaica has a small area of 10,992 km². However, Jamaica is the largest island of the Commonwealth Caribbean and the third largest of the Greater Antilles, after Cuba and Hispaniola. Many small islands are located along the south coast of Jamaica, such as the Port Royal Cays. Southwest of mainland Jamaica lies Pedro Bank, an area of shallow seas, with a number of cays, extending generally east to west for over 160 km. To the southeast lies Morant Bank, with the Morant Cays, 51 km from Morant Point, the easternmost point of mainland Jamaica. Alice Shoal, 260 km southwest of the main island of Jamaica, falls within the Jamaica–Colombia Joint Regime. It has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 258,137 km².
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