South Caicos is one of the main inhabited islands in the Turks and Caicos, and part of the Caicos Islands archipelago. It’s the fourth most populated island in the country, and the seventh largest by land mass, with a collective area of 8.2 square miles (21 sq km).

South Caicos was once a critical part of the economy of the Turks and Caicos, and during the sea salt industry days, at times produced more salt than all the other islands in the country combined. Today the island is a quiet place and supports a population of only 1,139 people (2012 Census).

South Caicos is geographically the last island to the east in the Caicos Islands group. The terrain largely consists of low hills and dry bushland vegetation, with central saline wetlands and salt flats.