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The island of Tortuga stands off the northern coast of Haiti. It is very mountainous and rocky; the rocks are especially abundant on the northern part of the island. At the beginning of the 17th century, the population lived on the southern coast of the island, where there was a port for ships to enter.
Fort de Rocher (sometimes called Fort de la Roche or Dovecote) was a seventeenth-century fortress on the Caribbean island of Tortuga, northwest of Haiti. [1] It was built and utilized by buccaneers as the primary defense of the island to prevent encroachment of Spanish forces. The fortress lies in ruin today, with only the foundations remaining.
Tortuga is an island off the northern coast of Saint-Domingue , out of the jurisdiction of the Royal Navy and the East India Trading Company. While it remains a free port where traders can escape the high East India tariffs, it is a dangerous one where illegal transactions are common.
Tortuga, Tortuga Isle, or Tortuga Island may refer to: Tortuga (Haiti), a Caribbean island that forms part of Haiti; La Tortuga Island, Venezuela, an uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea; Tortuga Island (Galapagos), Ecuador, an uninhabited island in the Galapagos Archipelago; Tortuga Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico, a volcanic island in ...
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Tortuga (Turtle), the second largest offshore island of the mainland, located off the northwest coast of Hispaniola, it is a Caribbean island. It has an area of 180 km 2. The island was a major center of Caribbean piracy during the 17th century and has become famous in many works of literature and film. The island's name derives from the turtle ...
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