La Tortue
La Tortue ou l'Ecalle, Île Tortue or Turtle Island is a small rocky islet off the north-eastern coast of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. Its highest point is 35 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: small island in the French Caribbean
- Also known as: “Île Tortue”, “Îlet Tortue”, “Îlot Tortue”, “L’Escale”, and “La Tortue, Saint Barthélemy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Morne de Vitet and Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient.
Morne de Vitet
Peak
Photo: Starus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morne de Vitet is the highest point of Saint Barthélemy, an overseas collectivity of France located in the Caribbean, with an elevation of 286 metres. The mountain is located in the eastern part of the island.
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient
Church
Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is a Catholic church that was built around 1850, located on the island of Saint-Barthélemy, in the district of Lorient. Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient is situated 3 km southwest of La Tortue.
Anse de Toiny
Beach
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
Anse de Toiny is a beach, which is situated 2½ km south of La Tortue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mont Jean and Grand Cul-de-Sac.
Mont Jean
Neighborhood
Photo: Starus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont Jean is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is located in the northeastern part of the island.
Grand Cul-de-Sac
Neighborhood
Photo: Starus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Cul-de-Sac is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy, Caribbean. It is located in the northeastern part of the island.
Pointe Milou
Neighborhood
Pointe Milou is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is located in the northeastern part of the island.
La Tortue
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.9195° or 17° 55′ 10″ northLongitude
-62.79826° or 62° 47′ 54″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
779VW692+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 24617213OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3578992Wikidata ID
Q20662937
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“La Tortue” goes by many names.
- Basque: “La Tortue uhartea (Saint Barthelemy)”
- Basque: “La Tortue uhartea”
- Cebuano: “La Tortue”
- Croatian: “La Tortue”
- Dutch: “La Tortue”
- French: “La Tortue”
- Spanish: “Isla La Tortue”
- Swedish: “La Tortue”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Barthélemy and Les Grenadins.
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