Black Turtle Cove
Black Turtle Cove is a mangrove estuary on the northern shores of Santa Cruz Island in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. The national park has strict regulations to protect this pristine environment.Photo: Stephen Montgomery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: estuary on the Galapagos Islands
- Also known as: “Black turtule grove”
Black Turtle Cove
- Categories: estuary and tourism
- Location: Galápagos, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude
-0.49733° or 0° 29′ 50″ southLongitude
-90.32554° or 90° 19′ 32″ westElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
66FFGM3F+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 4924212421OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Black Turtle Cove” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خليج السلاحف السودء”
- Arabic: “خليج السلاحف السوداء”
- Japanese: “トルトゥガ・ネグラ”
- Spanish: “Caleta tortuga negra”
- Spanish: “Caleta Tortuga Negra”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bachas beach and Black Turtle Cove.
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