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Middle
Caicos Island
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INFOS
Mudjin
Harbour, a half-moon cave and a picturesque beach that juts
out from the land to link up with an offshore Cay is a most
dramatic feature. The huge limestone caves feature stalactites,
stalagmites, bats, owls and salt lakes that link up with
the sea, and are considered to be one of the most extensive
cave systems in the region. There also the remains of huge
Lucayan Indian settlements. One site excavated near Armstrong
Pond in 1978 contains a Lucayan ball court, unknown elsewhere
in the Lucayan islands. Artifacts recovered from the caves
suggest that they were used either as shelter or sacred places.
Middle Caicos also contains ruins of Loyalist plantations.
A Frigate Bird colony resides on a cay Just offshore. A large
blue hole just offshore in shallow water features an abundant
variety of marine life. The island's Northwest Point is a
combination of beautiful inlets, marshes, mangroves and in
land ponds which serve as a haven for birdlife.
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