South Caicos

South Caicos
	The Lighthouse South Caicos Light
Waters	Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago	Caicos Islands
Geographical location	21 ° 30 '34 " N , 71 ° 31' 4" W Coordinates: 21 ° 30 '34 " N , 71 ° 31' 4" W.
length	9.87 km
width	5.49 km
surface	21.2 km²
Highest elevation	30 m
Residents	1139 (2012) ; 54 inhabitants / km²
main place	Cockburn Harbor

South Caicos is the southeasternmost island of the Caicos Islands and belongs to the British overseas territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands .

The mostly flat island with an area of about 21 square kilometers and the shape of a tobacco pipe is about ten kilometers south of East Caicos ; there are still some uninhabited sand islands between the two islands. Upstream of the southwest tip is the narrow Long Cay .

On the south coast of South Caicos there is also the main town Cockburn Harbor . There and in the few other settlements on the island (Out North and Highlands) lived 1139 people according to the 2012 census .

South Caicos has a fortified natural harbor and South Caicos Airport .

The marine area around the island is a popular destination for deep-sea anglers and scuba divers .

Picture gallery

Main town Cockburn Harbor
Residence of the commissioners
Residential buildings on
South Caicos
South Caicos coast
Sailing off
South Caicos
Scuba divers off
South Caicos
Queen's Parade Ground
Flamingos on
South Caicos
Coral reef of
South Caicos

literature

HE Sadler, Marjorie Sadler, Karen Collins: Turks Islands Landfall. A History of the Turks & Caicos Islands . Marjorie E. Sadler, Grand Turk - Turks and Caicos Islands 1997, ISBN 976-8138-62-9 .

Web links

Commons : South Caicos Island - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Website of the Turks and Caicos Islands to South Caicos (English)
Welcome to South Caicos! In: visittci.com. Visit Turks and Caicos Islands Limited.; accessed on December 3, 2018

Individual evidence

^ Physical Characteristics. Land areas of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Government of Turks and Caicos, archived from the original on March 25, 2009 ; accessed on December 3, 2018 .
↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Preliminary Report. (PDF; 1.69 MB) In: caribbeanelections.com. KnowledgeWalk Institute, p. 26 , accessed December 3, 2018 .

[1] Physical Characteristics. Land areas of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Government of Turks and Caicos, archived from the original on March 25, 2009 ; accessed on December 3, 2018 .

[2] 2012 Population and Housing Census - Preliminary Report. (PDF; 1.69 MB) In: caribbeanelections.com. KnowledgeWalk Institute, p. 26 , accessed December 3, 2018 .