Boiling Hole

Turks and Caicos Islands / South Caicos and East Caicos / Cockburn Harbour /
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A naturally formed subterranean underwater fissure passage that connects the ocean to the main salina pond on South Caicos. This connection was taken advantage of by early sea salt producers, who converted it to feed seawater into the salt pans to be evaporated.
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Coordinates:   21°29'41"N   71°31'35"W
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