| Grand Turk | |
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Location  | |
| State | UK |
|---|---|
| Region | Turks and Caicos |
| Surface | 18 km² |
| Inhabitants | 5 567 (2006) |
Grand Turk it is one of the islands Turks and Caicos.
To know
Background
The island became famous in 1962 when Program Mercury's Friendship 7 capsule, carrying astronaut John Glenn, landed near the southeastern coast. A replica of Friendship 7 is still on display today at the airport entrance.
Territories and tourist destinations
Grand Turk: full screen map.
Turk Islands shooting from space
Urban centers
- Cockburn Town - Main center of the island.
How to get
By plane
JAGS McCartney Airport welcome sign
- 1 JAGS McCartney International Airport (IATA: GDT) (1.5 km south of Cockburn Town). It is the airport that serves the island of Great Turk, however it does not have a defined international schedule. The companies operating here are Caicos Express is interCarribean Airways; The connections only daily from / to Providenciales, with flights of about 25 minutes, and charters for Salt Clay.
How to get around
What see
- Friendship replica 7. Still on display today at the airport entrance.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- Salt Cay - Together they make up the Turk Islands.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Grand Turk
Commons contains images or other files on Grand Turk
