Palisadoes

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File:Jamaica Palisadoes Kingston; Harbor View Photo Katinka Zuchowicz Photography DSC 8572-2(2).jpg from Palisadoes]]

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| designation1 = Ramsar

| designation1_offname = Palisadoes - Port Royal

| designation1_date = 22 April 2005

| designation1_number = 1454{{Cite web|title=Palisadoes - Port Royal|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1454|accessdate=25 May 2020}}}}

Palisadoes (word apparently of Portuguese origin) is the thin tombolo of sand that serves as a natural protection for Kingston Harbour, Jamaica. Norman Manley International Airport and the historic town of Port Royal are both on Palisadoes.

The privateer Henry Morgan was buried in Palisadoes cemetery, which sank beneath the sea after the 1692 earthquake.[http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/story0038.htm Jamaica Gleaner: Pieces of the Past: Henry Morgan, the Pirate King] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917024527/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/story0038.htm |date=2008-09-17 }}

There are concerns that activities of sight seers who litter the place may lead to infestation by roaches.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-13 |title=Concerns over possible roach infestation on Palisadoes strip |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20230413/concerns-over-possible-roach-infestation-palisadoes-strip |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=jamaica-gleaner.com |language=en}}

Some organisation have made efforts in 2023 to clean up the place to address possible pollution with plastics and infestation by roaches and rodents {{Cite web |title=Carreras leads Palisadoes clean-up, tree planting across Jamaica on Labour Day 2023 |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/carreras-leads-palisadoes-clean-up-tree-planting-across-jamaica-on-labour-day-2023/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Jamaica Observer |language=en-US}}