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All the Turks and Caicos Islands Providenciales and West Caicos

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Providenciales And West Caicos

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Providenciales and West Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands

Updated November 3, 2015

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Chalk Sound Blue Hole

A 220-foot deep watery drop-off, filled with marine life.
Sapodilla Hill carving

Providenciales and West Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands

Sapodilla Hill Carvings

This island hill is strewn with boulders carved by shipwreck victims from the age of sail.
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The Hole

Long Bay Hills, Turks and Caicos Islands

The Hole

A sinkhole known simply as "The Hole."
8 miles from Providenciales and West Caicos
A Turks and Caicos rock iguana sunning his glorious self.

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Iguana Island

Uninhabited islet in the Caribbean is the sanctuary of giant lizards.
11 miles from Providenciales and West Caicos
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La Famille Express Wreck

The rusted remains of a victim of Hurricane Ike.
12 miles from Providenciales and West Caicos
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