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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).
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.
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Church Folly, Cockburn Town, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands Coordinates 21°27′54.0″N 71°8′31.6″W / 21.465000°N 71.142111°W / 21.465000; -71.
Cockburn Town (/ ˈ k oʊ b ər n / KOH-bərn) [1] [2] is the capital [3] of the Turks and Caicos Islands, spreading across most of Grand Turk Island. It was founded in 1681 by salt collectors. It was founded in 1681 by salt collectors.
Resorts on Grace Bay, Providenciales. 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.
By 1984, Air Florida was serving Grand Turk with 737 jets on a "triangle" routing of Miami - Grand Turk - Puerto Plata - Miami four days a week. [11] In 1985, Cayman Airways was flying Boeing 727-200 service to Miami three times a week [ 12 ] Also in 1985, Atlantic Gulf Airlines was flying British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven service ...
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