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The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; [7] / ˈ t ɜːr k s / and / ˈ k eɪ k ə s,-k oʊ s,-k ɒ s /) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. [8]
Common English country name: The Turks and Caicos Islands; Official English country name: Turks and Caicos Islands [2] Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): None; Demonym(s): Etymology: Name of the Turks and Caicos Islands; ISO country codes: TC, TCA, 796; ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TC; Internet country code top-level ...
International School of the Turks and Caicos Islands, which serves preschool through grade six, is also in Providenciales, in Leeward. In 2014 it had 106 students. It was known as The Ashcroft School until 2014. [12] Providenciales Primary and Middle School is another prominent school along with the British West Indies Collegiate.
The seat of government ever since 1766, Cockburn Town was the first permanent settlement on any of the islands, founded in 1681 by salt collectors who arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The city supposedly lies on the place where Juan Ponce de León first landed on the island. It is named for Francis Cockburn, former Governor of the Bahamas.
The winning party of Turks and Caicos' first general election in 1976, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) under "Jags" McCartney, sought to establish a framework and accompanying infrastructure in the pursuit of an eventual policy of full independence for the islands. However, with the early death of McCartney, confidence in the country's ...
This is a list of cities in the Turks and Caicos Islands: Back Salina; Blue Hills; Blue Mountain; Bottle Creek; Breezy Brae; Chalk Sound; Cheshire Hall; Cockburn Harbour (South Caicos Town) Cockburn Town; Discovery Bay; Downtown; Five Cays; Grace Bay; Great Salina; Honda Road; Juba; Kew; Kew Town; Leeward; Long Bay Hill; Middle Caicos; North ...
Turks and Caicos Islands Big and Little Ambergris Cay. This is a list of islands of the Turks and Caicos Islands. There are about 75 islands and land-tied islands in the Turks and Caicos Islands, including the following islands: [1]
Tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands is an industry that generates more than 1 million tourist arrivals per year, [1] and is "the main source of revenue for the country. The tourism industry began in the 1980s, with the opening of Club Med Turquoise, the country's first main resort."