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1 Geography  





2 The Little Ochie  





3 See also  





4 References  





5 External links  














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Coordinates: 17°5216N 077°3406W / 17.87111°N 77.56833°W / 17.87111; -77.56833
 

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Alligator Pond
Fishing village
Alligator Pond is located in Jamaica
Alligator Pond

Alligator Pond

Coordinates: 17°52′16N 077°34′06W / 17.87111°N 77.56833°W / 17.87111; -77.56833[1]
CountryJamaica
ParishManchester
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (1991)[2]
 • Total1,542
 • Estimate 
(2010)
1,826
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Working coast: The beaches are the hub of economic activity in Alligator Pond. The bauxite exporting Port Kaiser is visible on the horizon.

Alligator Pond is a fishing village on the southwestern coast of Jamaica in the parishofManchester.[3]

Unlike the tourist-oriented coasts in the northern part of the country, Alligator Pond's shoreline is as much about work as play; here fishermen launch their boats to catch some of the island's best-regarded fish while women conduct the wholesale business of the catch. Weather-worn cookshops and bars line the sand's edge, supplying food staples such as curried goat and Red Stripe beer.[4]

Geography

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Hills like alligator's back.

Alligator Pond lies at the foot of the Don Figueroa Mountains to the north-east, some 35 km from Mandeville. The name is said by locals to derive from the shape of the mountain range, which viewed from the beach has bumps which suggest an alligator's back.

The Alligator Pond River is a bathing spot about 3.2 km (2 miles) west of the village off the road leading to Port Kaiser.

The Little Ochie

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The Little Ochie restaurant on the beach.

The Little Ochie, a fish restaurant, is located in several huts on the beach, some made from the hulls of fishing boats with thatched roofs. It has expanded to seat several hundred and attracts a clientele from far and wide, including some tourist tours.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alligator Pond (17°52'16"N 077°34'06"W)". WikiMapia.
  • ^ "Alligator Pond, Manchester, Jamaica". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  • ^ "Alligator Pond, Manchester, Jamaica" (17°52'N 077°34'W)atGEOnet Names Server
  • ^ Gerry Manacsa (22 March 2004). "Days in the Life ... the beach at Alligator Pond, Jamaica".
  • ^ Aitkenhead, Decca (21 January 2006). "Jamaica on a plate". London: The Guardian.
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