Tortuga

Tortuga or Isla Tortuga, officially Île de la Tortue after the French takeover, is a Caribbean island which is part of Haiti, off the northwest coast of Haiti, constituting the commune of Île de la Tortue, Port-de-Paix arrondissement of the Nord-Ouest Department of Haiti. It is located at 20.0666667° N 72.8166667° W and has an area of 180 km² (69 mi²).[1] Its population was 22,080 in 1982 (Britannica online 2006). Its name in both Spanish and French means "Turtle Island" or "Tortoise Island", and it is sometimes called that in English. In the 17th century, it was a major center of piracy.