Grand Turk

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Grand Turk is the capital island of the Turks and Caicos Islands, known for its historic Cockburn Town and surrounding coral reefs that attract divers and cruise ships.

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Grand Turk canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital island
island
administrativeRole seat of government of Turks and Caicos Islands
capitalOf Turks and Caicos Islands
climate tropical savanna climate
country Turks and Caicos Islands
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
governingTerritory United Kingdom
hasAirport JAGS McCartney International Airport
hasAttraction beaches
whale watching (seasonal)
hasCapitalCity Cockburn Town
hasCommunicationCode +1-649
hasGovernmentBuilding Government House
House of Assembly of the Turks and Caicos Islands
surface form: Turks and Caicos House of Assembly
hasHistoricDistrict Cockburn Town
surface form: Cockburn Town historic area
hasLandmark Grand Turk Lighthouse
Salt ponds
hasLargestSettlement Cockburn Town
hasNearbyFeature drop-off reefs
wall diving sites
hasPort Grand Turk Cruise Center
hasProtectedArea marine parks around Grand Turk
hasReefType fringing coral reefs
historicallyKnownFor salt production
knownFor coral reefs
cruise tourism
historic Cockburn Town
scuba diving
snorkeling
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean region
locatedOn Grand Turk self-linksurface differs
nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Turks Island Passage
partOf Lucayan Archipelago
Turks Islands
politicalStatus part of a British Overseas Territory
primaryLanguage English
region Caribbean
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone
surface form: Atlantic Standard Time
tourismType cruise ship destination
dive destination
usesDrivingSide left

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Caicos nearbyIsland Grand Turk
PLS serves city Grand Turk
subject surface form: Providenciales International Airport
North Creek locatedIn Grand Turk
Gibbs Cay near Grand Turk
East Caicos nearbyIsland Grand Turk
Grand Turk locatedOn Grand Turk self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Cockburn Town
Cockburn Harbour hasNearbyIsland Grand Turk
Turks Islands hasMajorIsland Grand Turk
Turks Islands capitalLocatedOn Grand Turk
Turks Islands hasAirportOn Grand Turk