The Turks and Caicos Islands lie some 575 miles southeast of Miami – about 1 hours flying time – with the Bahamas about 80 miles to the northwest and the Dominican Republic some 100 miles to the southeast.



The country consists of two island groups separated by the 22-mile wide Columbus Passage. To the west is the Caicos group of islands: West Caicos, Providenciales, North Caicos, Middle Caicos, East Caicos, and South Caicos. To the east is the Turks island group: Grand Turk and Salt Cay.



The Turks and Caicos consists of 166 square miles of land area on eight islands and forty small cays. The Islands’ population is approximately 30,000.