Times of the Islands Spring 2021

about the Islands
Map provided courtesy Wavey Line Publishing. Their navigation charts and decorative and historic maps of the Turks & Caicos Islands, The
Bahamas, and Hispaniola are available in shops throughout the Islands. Visit www.amnautical.com.
Where we are
The Turks & Caicos Islands lie some 575 miles southeast
of Miami — approximately 1 1/2 hours flying time —
with The Bahamas about 30 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 are
the Caicos Islands: West Caicos, Providenciales, North
Caicos, Middle Caicos, East Caicos, and South Caicos. To
the east are the Turks Islands: Grand Turk and Salt Cay.
The Turks & Caicos total 166 square miles of land
area on eight islands and 40 small cays. The country’s
population is approximately 43,000.
Getting here
There are international airports on Grand Turk,
Providenciales, and South Caicos, with domestic airports
on all of the islands except East Caicos.
TCI Assured is a quality assurance pre-travel program
and portal, to assist visitors and returning residents when
the country reopened its borders on July 22, 2020. The
TCI is now requiring a negative COVID-19 PCR test result
from a test taken within five days of travel. Children under
the age of 10 are not required to be tested. Additionally,
travelers must have medical/travel insurance that covers
medevac (insurance companies providing the prerequisite
insurance will be available on the portal), a completed
health screening questionnaire, and certification that they
have read and agreed to the privacy policy document.
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