Runaway Bay is a town in Saint Ann Parish on the northern coast of Jamaica and is considered one of the most naturally beautiful places on the island. It is a notable tourist destination located 16 km west of Ocho Rios, and slightly east of Discovery Bay, where Christopher Columbus landed in 1494.

Type: Town
Category: Human Settlement
Latitude: 18.45385° or 18° 27' 14" north
Longitude: -77.33462° or 77° 20' 5" west
Elevation: 13 metres (43 feet)
Population: 6520
Parish: Saint Ann
County: Middlesex
Country: Jamaica
Region: Caribbean, West Indies (W.I.)
Continent: North America

 

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