| Name: |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Flag: |
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| Name lang: |
| cym | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| deu | Turks-und Caicosinseln |
| fin | Turks-ja Caicossaaret |
| fra | Îles Turques-et-Caïques |
| hun | Turks- és Caicos-szigetek |
| nld | Turks-en Caicoseilanden |
| swe | Turks- och Caicosöarna |
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| Demonyms: |
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Turks and Caicos Islander |
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Turks and Caicos Islander |
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| Capital: |
Cockburn Town |
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| Region: |
Americas |
| Subregion: |
Caribbean |
| Area: |
948 |
| Population size: (2025-06-20 01:21) |
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| Postal code format: |
TKCA 1ZZ |
| Postal code regex: |
^(TKCA 1ZZ)$ |
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| Borders: |
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| CallingCode: |
+1649 |
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TCA |
 A country, state, region... (1) |
| Dependent political entity (PCLD)
| 1 | |
 Stream, lake... (216) |
| Channel (CHN)
(The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows) | 17 | | Cutoff (CUTF)
(A channel formed as a result of a stream cutting through a meander neck) | 14 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 11 | | Salt evaporation ponds (MFGN)
(Diked salt ponds used in the production of solar evaporated salt) | 3 | | Salt pond (PNDN)
(A small standing body of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast) | 36 | | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 2 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 33 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 1 | | Roadstead (RDST)
(An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor) | 2 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 5 | | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 1 | | Tidal creek(s) (CRKT)
(A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents) | 15 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 3 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 4 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 3 | | Stream mouth(s) (STMM)
(A place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea) | 8 | | Bight(s) (BGHT)
(An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline) | 7 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 1 | | Abandoned canal (CNLQ)
| 2 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 10 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 10 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 20 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 1 | | Mangrove swamp (MGV)
(A tropical tidal mud flat characterized by mangrove vegetation) | 1 | | Sound (SD)
(A long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water) | 1 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 2 | | Salt lake (LKN)
(An inland body of salt water with no outlet) | 2 | | Wells (WLLS)
(Cylindrical holes, pits, or tunnels drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (6) |
| Field(s) (FLD)
(An open as opposed to wooded area) | 4 | | Military base (MILB)
(A place used by an army or other armed service for storing arms and supplies, and for accommodating and training troops, a base from which operations can be initiated) | 1 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 1 | |
 City, village... (43) |
| Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 2 | | Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 34 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 3 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 3 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (104) |
| Archaeological/prehistoric site (ANS)
(A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located) | 2 | | Historical site (HSTS)
(A place of historical importance) | 9 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 1 | | Landing (LDNG)
(A place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities) | 8 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 7 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 60 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 3 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 6 | | Wharf(-ves) (WHRF)
(A structure of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides berthing for ships and cargo-handling facilities) | 5 | | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 3 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (245) |
| Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 51 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 88 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 9 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 15 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 43 | | Bar (BAR)
(A shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts) | 2 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 1 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 23 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 2 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 1 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 3 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 7 | |
 Undersea (1) |
| Hole (HOLU)
(A small depression of the sea floor) | 1 | |
