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Dunn's River Falls won the
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136:Total height
1822:Earthquakes
1734:Y. S. Falls
1729:Tacky Falls
1714:Reach Falls
1694:Mahoe Falls
1473:Martha Brae
1292:Sandals Cay
1272:Morant Cays
1185:Smokey Hole
1145:Dunn's Hole
947:Settlements
690:Martha Brae
491:26 December
466:19 December
461:Wondermondo
144:Watercourse
113: /
88:Coordinates
2047:Categories
1845:Hurricanes
1676:Waterfalls
1568:Rio Grande
1548:Port Maria
1533:Oracabessa
1468:Lucea West
1463:Lucea East
1458:Llandovery
1282:Pedro Bank
1244:Palisadoes
1175:Mouth Maze
1017:Billys Bay
979:Cagway Bay
780:Rio Grande
760:Port Maria
740:Oracabessa
685:Lucea West
680:Lucea East
675:Llandovery
517:2023-12-26
425:2023-12-26
383:2023-12-26
359:2023-12-26
271:References
256:travertine
245:travertine
172:Appearance
101:77°08′17″W
98:18°24′57″N
1633:Wag Water
1588:Rio Pedro
1583:Rio Nuevo
1578:Rio Minho
1573:Rio Magno
1558:Rio Cobre
1553:Rio Bueno
1302:Mountains
1226:Headlands
1062:Gut River
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795:Rio Nuevo
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770:Rio Cobre
765:Rio Bueno
162:Ocho Rios
158:waterfall
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1929:Fourteen
1563:Rio Doro
1378:Cabarita
1373:Buff Bay
1209:Harbours
1130:Carambie
1120:Bad Hole
1072:Long Bay
938:Parishes
933:Counties
775:Rio Doro
600:Cabarita
595:Buff Bay
287:Archived
205:Cocktail
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1979:Mammals
1974:Insects
1964:Extinct
1959:Endemic
1873:Gilbert
1858:Charlie
1785:Deepest
1780:Longest
1770:Highest
1658:Straits
1648:Yallahs
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235:Geology
211:History
188:Tourism
166:Jamaica
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1878:Gustav
1775:Lowest
1538:Orange
1488:Morant
1340:Rivers
1180:Oxford
1150:Gourie
1077:Negril
745:Orange
705:Morant
262:Awards
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1993:Flora
1949:Birds
1942:Fauna
1911:Gilda
1868:Emily
1853:Allen
1795:South
1790:North
1743:Other
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1618:Sweet
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1888:Ivan
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1805:West
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