La Tortue, Saint Barthélemy
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| Location | Caribbean | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°55′11″N 62°47′53″W / 17.91972°N 62.79806°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Archipelago | Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjacent to | Saint Barthélemy Channel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 7 ha (17 acres) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highest elevation | 35 m (115 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Population | Uninhabited | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Important Bird Area
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Turtle Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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