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Le isole Turks e Caicos (in acronimo inglese TCI; in inglese Turks and Caicos Islands) sono territori d'oltremare britannici che comprendono le isole Caicos, di dimensioni maggiori, e le più piccole isole Turks, ovvero due gruppi di isole tropicali nell'arcipelago delle Bahama dell'Oceano Atlantico e delle Indie occidentali settentrionali.
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The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; / 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.
Long before Christopher Columbus first set foot on the capital island of Grand Turk during his discovery voyage of the new world in 1492, the islands of the Turks and Caicos were inhabited by Taino and Lucayan peoples. These original settlers left a rich heritage of seafaring, salt raking and farming, which still lingers on today.
The Turks and Caicos Islands are two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea, near the Bahamas. The islands lie southeast of Mayaguana in the Bahamas island chain and north of the island of Hispaniola. Cockburn Town, the capital since 1766, is in the Grand Turk Island about 1,042 kilometres (647 mi) east-southeast of Miami, United States.
Turks e Caicos è una dipendenza d'oltremare del Regno Unito e il suo arcipelago è formato da 30 isole; in particolare, dalle isole Turk ( Grand Turk e Salt Cay) e dalle isole Caicos (arcipelago comprendente ventotto tra isole e atolli), di cui solo 12 sono abitate.
Turks and Caicos Islands – British Overseas Territory comprising two groups of tropical islands north of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. [1] General reference. An enlargeable basic map of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Pronunciation: Common English country name: The Turks and Caicos Islands.
