Tortuga
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Caribbean island that forms part of Haiti
Key facts
- Country
- Haiti
- Department
- Nord-Ouest
- Arrondissement
- Port-de-Paix
- Total
- 180 km (69 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 459 m (1,506 ft)
- Density
- 144/km (370/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC-05:00 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-04:00 ( EDT )
- Climate
- Af
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Encyclopedic overview
Tortuga Island (French: Île de la Tortue, IPA: [il də la tɔʁty]; Haitian Creole: Latòti; Spanish: Isla Tortuga, IPA: [ˈisla toɾˈtuɣa], 'Turtle Island') is a West Indian island that forms part of Haiti, off the northwest coast of Hispaniola. It constitutes the commune of Île de la Tortue in the Port-de-Paix arrondissement of the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti.
Tortuga is 180 square kilometres (69 square miles) in size and had a population of 25,936 at the 2003 census. In the 17th century, Tortuga was a major center and haven of Caribbean piracy. Its tourism industry and references in many works have made it one of the most recognized regions of Haiti.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tortuga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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