Caicos, a group of islands belonging geographically to the Bahamas, but annexed in 1874 to Jamaica. The North, West, East, Grand, and other Caicos, have, together with Turk's Islands, an area of 223 sq. m., and a population of 4745. Salt and sponges are their chief products.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 623–624
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