Draft:Bottle Creek, Turks and Caicos Islands
Bottle Creek | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bottle Creek  Bottle Creek | |
| Coordinates: 21°53′19″N 71°55′15″W / 21.8885°N 71.9209°W | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Overseas territory |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
| District | North Caicos |
| Population (1990) | |
• Village | 719[1] |
| Climate | BSh |
Bottle Creek is a village on the island of North Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is the largest settlement on the island.[2]
History
[edit]Similar to the nearby village of Kew, the village was the site of Loyalist plantations following the American Revolutionary War. Defences were constructed near one of the plantations and was defended by British and Pro-British settlers against Pirate threats.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population". Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Bottle Creek". Visit Turks and Caicos Islands. Retrieved 17 October 2024.