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. 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.