Cockburn Town
E47216
Cockburn Town is the historic and administrative center of the Turks and Caicos Islands, located on Grand Turk Island and known for its colonial architecture and role in the islands’ political and cultural life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cockburn Town Historic Area | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
capital city
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| country | Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| governingCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | British colonial architecture ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative headquarters of Grand Turk Island
ⓘ
location of main government offices of the Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ seat of government of the Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
maritime history
ⓘ
salt raking tradition ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Duke Street historic area
ⓘ
Front Street historic district ⓘ Government House (Grand Turk) ⓘ Her Majesty’s Prison (historic prison) ⓘ Lighthouse on Grand Turk Island ⓘ Turks and Caicos National Museum ⓘ |
| hasPort | Grand Turk cruise port vicinity ⓘ |
| hasStreetPattern | grid plan ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicActivity | salt production ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colonial architecture
ⓘ
historic buildings ⓘ salt industry heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean region
Caribbean Sea ⓘ Grand Turk District ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Grand Turk Island ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis Cockburn ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
North Creek ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Turks and Caicos Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands
West Indies ⓘ |
| populationStatus | one of the main population centers of the Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
government services
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| region | Lucayan Archipelago ⓘ |
| role |
cultural center of the Turks and Caicos Islands
ⓘ
historic center of the Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ political center of the Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ |
| timezone | Atlantic Standard Time ⓘ |
| transport | served by JAGS McCartney International Airport on Grand Turk Island ⓘ |
| usesCurrency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cockburn Town Historic Area