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.
- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- Description: small island in the French Caribbean
- Also known as“Île Tortue”“Îlet Tortue”“Îlot Tortue”“L’Escale”“La Tortue, Saint Barthélemy”
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La Tortue
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Latitude
17.9195° or 17° 55′ 10″ north
Longitude
-62.79826° or 62° 47′ 54″ west
Open location code
779VW692+QM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“La Tortue” goes by many names.
La Tortue uharteaBasque
La Tortue uhartea (Saint Barthelemy)Basque
La TortueCebuano
La TortueCroatian
La TortueDutch
La TortueSwedish
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