Cockburn Town - Columbus Landfall National Park
Columbus Landfall National Park is an underwater park great for scuba diving and populated by lots of exotic fish. Columbus's ship, the Niña, was shipwrecked on his historic voyage. A shipwreck on Molasses Reef, about 50 mi/80km west of Grand Turk fits the description of the Niña and scientists are in the midst of determining whether this is Columbus's famous ship.
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Turks and Caicos - Molasses Reef Wreck
Situated on the remote southwest rim of the Caicos Bank, Molasses Reef is a natural ship trap, where the earliest European shipwreck in the Western Hemisphere has been completely excavated from the reef.
The Molasses Reef ship was armed with heavy artillery, crossbows, swords and grenades.
Superior armament was the key to explorers' success as it enabled them to impose their will on the peoples they met during their explorations and to defend themselves from similarly-armed pirates. The Molasses Reef wreck may be Columbus's ship The Niña.
The Molasses Reef ship was armed with heavy artillery, crossbows, swords and grenades.
Superior armament was the key to explorers' success as it enabled them to impose their will on the peoples they met during their explorations and to defend themselves from similarly-armed pirates. The Molasses Reef wreck may be Columbus's ship The Niña.
