Tortuga Island, Baja California Sur

Isla Tortuga
Isla Tortuga
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates27°26′42″N 111°52′51″W / 27.44500°N 111.88083°W / 27.44500; -111.88083
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California Sur
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Isla Tortuga (Tortuga Island) is an island in the Gulf of California, created relatively recently in geologic terms by the volcanism associated with the East Pacific Rise. It lies east-northeast of the city of Santa Rosalía, in Mulegé Municipality. It has a surface area of 11.374 km2 (4.39 sq mi).