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.
- 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: Morne de Vitet and Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient.
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mont Jean and Grand Cul-de-Sac.
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″ north
Longitude
-62.79826° or 62° 47′ 54″ west
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
779VW692+QM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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
Places to explore: Grand Cul-de-Sac and Montjean.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Barthélemy and Les Grenadins.
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Worth a closer look: Trinidad and Tobago and Antigua and Barbuda.
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