Turks and Caicos Islands

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{{Subpages]}} The Turks and Caicos Islands is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. It is at the southeastern end of the Bahamas archipelago and north of the nation of Haiti.

Land

The territory includes about 40 islands, including East Caicos, Grand Caicos, Grand Turks, North Caicos, South Caicos and West Caicos. The Turks Islands and the Caicos Islands are separated by the Turks Island Passage. The territory has a land area of 948 square miles.