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14 unusual facts about Discovery Bay


Beckett Point, Washington

Beckett Point is a small point jutting out into Discovery Bay located ten miles from the city of Port Townsend in Jefferson County, Washington, United States.

Diamond Point, Washington

Diamond Point is at the northwestern corner of Discovery Bay, and looks north to Protection Island.

Discovery Bay, Jamaica

The St. Ann Bauxite company was formerly named Kaiser Jamaica Bauxite Co. (KJBC), and was jointly owned by Kaiser Aluminum and the government of Jamaica.

Discovery Bay, Washington

Cape George is located on high bluffs at the northeast entrance of the bay.

Diamond Point is located at the northwest mouth of the bay, opposite Protection Island.

Beckett Point is a shoreline community a mile south of Cape George.

Gardiner is an unincorporated community several miles further west along US101, established by Herbert Gardner in the late 19th century.

Gardiner, Washington

Gardiner has a public boat ramp that provides access to Discovery Bay; the ramp is maintained by the Port of Port Townsend.

Green Grotto Caves

The Green Grotto Caves are show caves and a prominent tourist attraction in Discovery Bay, St Ann on the north coast of Jamaica.

James Talacek

In May 2007, Talacek and other NURP/UNCW divers, including fellow Aquarius divers Mark Hulsbeck and Jim Buckley, set up a coral monitoring station pylon offshore from the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory in Discovery Bay, Jamaica for a cooperative program among Caribbean countries called Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC).

Mark Hulsbeck

In May 2007, Hulsbeck and other NURP/UNCW divers, including fellow Aquarius divers James Talacek and Jim Buckley, set up a coral monitoring station pylon offshore from the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory in Discovery Bay, Jamaica for a cooperative program among Caribbean countries called Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC).

Rojas Peak

Named "Cerro Rojas" by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1950–51, after Sargento Angel Gustavo Rojas, who disappeared in a blizzard while returning from hydrographic work at Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island, September 1, 1949.

Sunny Bay Station

As of 2005, the interchange is solely used by residents of Discovery Bay as a bus route runs from the interchange to Discovery Bay.

Thomas F. Goreau

He founded the marine laboratory at Discovery Bay, Jamaica in an abandoned urinal on a fisherman's beach in the early 1960s.