La Tortue, Saint Barthélemy

For other islands with similar names, see Tortuga Island.

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.^[1] Its highest point is 35 metres (115 ft) above sea level. Referencing tortoises, it forms part of the Réserve naturelle nationale de Saint-Barthélemy with several of the other northern islets of St Barts.

La Tortue

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Geography
Location	Caribbean
Coordinates	17°55′11″N 62°47′53″W
Archipelago	Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles
Adjacent to	Saint Barthélemy Channel
Area	7 ha (17 acres)
Highest elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Administration
France  Saint Barthélemy
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
Nature Reserve of Saint Bartholomew Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Barthélemy IUCN category II (national park) Location Saint Barthélemy Area 1,200 ha (3,000 acres) Established 1996 (1996) Governing body Grenat Association Website reservenaturellestbarth.com/en

Important Bird Area

The island has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of royal terns and laughing gulls, as well as a few pairs of red-billed tropicbirds.^[2]

References

1. Flippin, Alexis Lipsitz (14 January 2013). Frommer's Portable St. Maarten / St. Martin, Anguilla and St. Barts. John Wiley & Sons. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-118-51814-4.
2. "Turtle Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.