Hardwar Gap

18°08′53″N 76°42′57″W / 18.1481°N 76.7158°W / 18.1481; -76.7158

Hardwar Gap
Elevation1,220 metres (4,000 ft)
LocationSaint Andrew Parish and Portland Parish boundary
RangeBlue Mountains
Coordinates18°08′53″N 76°42′57″W / 18.1481°N 76.7158°W / 18.1481; -76.7158[1]

Hardwar Gap is a natural gap located in the Blue Mountains, on the border between Saint Andrew Parish and Portland Parish.[2] It lies at an elevation of 1,220 metres (4,000 ft), and was named for Captain Hardwar,[3] a British army captain who was supervising the construction of the road that cuts from this gap to Buff Bay.[4]

  1. ^ "Blue Mountains National Park, Woodside, Hardwar Gap, Saint Andrew Parish". xeno-canto. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ Graves, Gary R. (2013). "Historical decline and probable extinction of the Jamaican Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea euchrysea". Bird Conservation International. 24 (2): 239–251. doi:10.1017/S095927091300035X. ISSN 0959-2709.
  3. ^ Wauer, Roland H. (22 July 2010). A Birder’s West Indies: An Island-by-Island Tour. University of Texas Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-292-78672-1. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ Coates, Robert; Henzell, Laura (4 August 2015). The Rough Guide to Jamaica. Rough Guides. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-241-24183-7. Retrieved 17 March 2017.