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Grand Turk is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory, tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. [2] It is the largest island in the Turks Islands (the smaller of the two archipelagos that make up the island territory) with 18 km 2 (6.9 sq mi).
Cockburn Town is located on the largest island in the Turks Islands archipelago, Grand Turk. Historic 18th and 19th century Bermudian architecture lines Duke and Front Streets in the town. The town is known for its long, narrow streets and old street lamps.
Tourist arrivals had risen to 264,887 in 2007 and to 351,498 by 2009. In 2010, a total of 245 cruise ships arrived at the Grand Turk Cruise Terminal, carrying a total of 617,863 visitors. [77] A Turks and Caicos sunset View of the southwestern beach at Grand Turk. The government is pursuing a two-pronged strategy to increase tourism.
Tourism promotion is handled through government grants to private businesses, [7] direct marketing by large chain resorts, and organizations such as Visit Turks and Caicos Islands. interCaribbean Airways (formerly Air Turks and Caicos) is an important source of regional visitor traffic as there is a lack of regional airlift into the country.
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Turks and Caicos Tourist Board: Travel Information "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 12 January 2006. "UN Location Codes: Turks and Caicos Islands". UN/LOCODE 2009-2. UNECE. 8 February 2010. - includes IATA codes; Great Circle Mapper: Turks and Caicos Islands - IATA and ICAO codes
The Turks and Caicos Islands are divided into five administrative districts (one in the Turks Islands and four in the Caicos Islands), and the Island of Grand Turk; four of these are headed by District Commissioners, and Providenciales District is run by the Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Premier in Providenciales.
Grand Turk Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands.The 60-foot-tall (18 m) structure, overlooking North Creek, was completed by British architect Alexander Gordon in 1852 to alert sailors of the shallow reef.