Cockburn Harbour
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Cockburn Harbour is the main town and commercial center on South Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands, known historically for its salt industry and sheltered natural harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cockburn Harbour canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| commercialCentreOf | South Caicos ⓘ |
| country | Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ |
| currencyUsed |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| governedBy |
government of the Turks and Caicos Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands
|
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
marine services ⓘ small-scale tourism ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | primary school ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
natural harbour
ⓘ
sheltered harbour ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
dock facilities
ⓘ
local government offices ⓘ small shops ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirport | South Caicos Airport ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
East Caicos
ⓘ
Grand Turk ⓘ Middle Caicos ⓘ |
| hasNearbySeaArea | Caicos Bank ⓘ |
| hasPortFunction |
local fishing port
ⓘ
small cargo port ⓘ |
| hasPortType | harbour ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | church ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative centre of South Caicos
ⓘ
population centre of South Caicos ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
local docks
ⓘ
small boat services ⓘ |
| historicallyImportantFor |
salt export
ⓘ
salt production ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conch fishing
ⓘ
fishing activities ⓘ salt industry ⓘ spiny lobster fishing ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean region
ⓘ
Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ
surface form:
British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Caicos Islands
Caribbean ⓘ South Caicos ⓘ |
| mainTownOf | South Caicos ⓘ |
| partOf |
British West Indies
ⓘ
Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Turks and Caicos Islands archipelago
|
| timeZone |
Atlantic Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Standard Time
|
| tourismAttractionType |
diving and snorkeling base
ⓘ
quiet fishing village ⓘ |
| usedToExport | salt ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.