The Turks and Caicos Islands are located at the southeastern end of the Lucayan (Bahamas) Archipelago. For many years they were governed as part of the Bahamas, but in 1874 they were detached and placed under the Governor of Jamaica. When Jamaica became independent in 1962 the Turks and Caicos became a separate British Overseas Territory with its capital at Grand Turk (Cockburn Town). The population is roughly 45,000. There is only one major lighthouse but it is a very historic lighthouse, one of the oldest cast iron lights in the Western Hemisphere. The islands are accessible by air and have a modern cruise ship terminal at Grand Turk developed by Carnival Cruise Lines. Aids to navigation in the islands are the responsibility of the Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Department within the Ministry of Tourism. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume J of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 110.
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Posted September 16, 2005. Checked and revised December 13, 2024. Lighthouses: 2. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.