The Jamaica Channel is a strait separating the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola, in the Caribbean Sea.

[1] Along with the Windward Passage to its north.

Due to its location about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) 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 as from Europe, frequently pass.

[1] The strait is about 190 kilometres (120 mi) wide with depths of up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).

[2] Located in the strait about 55 km (34 mi) west of Haiti is Navassa Island, an uninhabited and disputed island measuring 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi).