Tortuga Island

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tortuga_Island
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:area 180 km²
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:French
Dutch
English
gptkbp:country gptkb:Haiti
gptkbp:firstEuropeanSettlement gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tortuga Island
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:pirate
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Haitian_Creole
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:locatedOffCoastOf gptkb:Hispaniola
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Basse-Terre
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Turtle_Island
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Buccaneers
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Nord-Ouest_Department
gptkbp:population ~25,000
gptkbp:timezone UTC-5
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Christopher_Columbus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gulf_of_Nicoya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6