Introducing the Turks and Caicos Islands
The beautiful Turks and Caicos Islands are situated 575 miles southeast of Miami and 39 miles south east of Mayaguana in the Bahamas. Covering 193 square miles of the Atlantic ocean, Turks and Caicos Islands has one of the longest coral reefs in the world, making it a premier diving destination.
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West Caicos is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. West Caicos has an area of 11 square miles (28 km2), and has been uninhabited for...
by Peter Auwerx
Ambergris Cays are located in the sparsely populated southeastern quadrant of the Caicos Bank. They were named after the deposits of ambergris, a...
by Peter Auwerx
The humpback whales of Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands and Silver Bank are North Atlantic Humpback Whales, and are some of the same individuals...
by Peter Auwerx
The waters of this 3-mile-long (5km) bay, 2 miles southwest of downtown, define ‘turquoise.’ The color is uniform: a vast, unrippled,...
by Peter Auwerx
It’s hard to believe that Cheshire Hall Plantation is so close to the Providenciales business district. For as soon as you pass through the...
by Peter Auwerx
This scenic section on Providenciales is comprised of two protected areas side by side: the Northwest Point Marine Natural Park, and Northwest Point...
by Peter Auwerx
