Cockpit Country

Jamaica is undeniably filled with many captivating landscapes formed through years of various transformations, and processes. One of the most renowned forms that is located in Jamaica is cockpit country. Which is located in the north west region of Jamaica.

(Cockpit Country shown highlighted in green)

Cockpit Country is well known due to its defining features which consist of rolling peaks which are distinctively round, as well as its deep depressions which are comparable to a bowl. 

(Cockpit country from a cockpit)

These mistic rolling hills of vegetation are also home to nearly three hundred caves, including one cave known as the Windsor cave 

(Inside the Windsor Cave)

So how where these landforms erected? Well many years ago when Jamaica was first being formed cockpit country was a large limestone plateau erected from the sea. This plateau had many existing cracks and fissures on the surface, which fallowed by several hundreds of years of annual rainfall resulted in eroding and weathering, thus sculpting the amazing landform. As well as the landforms found within.

Sources:

http://www.cockpitcountry.com/Formation%20of%20cockpits.html

http://www.jpat-jm.com/virtour/cockpit/cockpit.html