Jamaica Channel

The Jamaica Channel is a strait separating the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola, in the Caribbean Sea. Along with the Windward Passage to its north. Due to its location about north-east of the Panama Canal, it is a main sea lane through which vessels with Pacific Ocean destinations sailing from the eastern seaboards of the United States and Canada, as well from Europe, frequently pass. 
The strait is about wide with depths of up to .
Navassa Island.
Located in the strait about west of Haiti is Navassa Island, an uninhabited and disputed island measuring .