Tortuga is the Spanish word for a

turtle Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked tu ...

tortoise Tortoises () are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin: ''tortoise''). Like other turtles, tortoises have a turtle shell, shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, ...

. It may also refer to:

Geography

Islands

Tortuga (Haiti) Tortuga Island (french: Île de la Tortue, ; ht, Latòti; es, Isla Tortuga, , ''Turtle Island'') is a Caribbean island that forms part of Haiti, off the northwest coast of Hispaniola. It constitutes the ''commune'' of Île de la Tortue in the P ...

, a Caribbean island that forms part of Haiti, off the northwest coast of Hispaniola, a pirate stronghold in the 17th-century *

Tortugas Banks The Tortugas Banks are coral reefs that developed on a foundation of Pleistocene karst limestone at depths of 20 to 40 m. The banks are extensive with low coral diversity, but high coral cover. The most conspicuous coral is Montastraea cavernosa ...

, coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary *

Dry Tortugas Dry Tortugas National Park is a national park located about west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico. The park preserves Fort Jefferson and the seven Dry Tortugas islands, the westernmost and most isolated of the Florida Keys. The archipelago's c ...

, a group of islands in the Florida Keys in the United States *

Dry Tortugas National Park Dry Tortugas National Park is a national park located about west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico. The park preserves Fort Jefferson and the seven Dry Tortugas islands, the westernmost and most isolated of the Florida Keys. The archipelago's c ...

, a national park consisting of Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas * Isla Tortuga, a volcanic island in the Gulf of California, part of Baja California, Mexico *

La Tortuga Island La Tortuga Island (; "La Tortuga" means "the turtle") is an uninhabited island of Venezuela, the largest in the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela. It is part of a group of islands that include the Tortuguillos and Cayo Herradura. Isla La Tortu ...

, an uninhabited 156 km² island in the Caribbean Sea that is a federal dependency of Venezuela * Las Tortugas, name given by Christopher Columbus to

Little Cayman Little Cayman is one of three Islands that make up the Cayman Islands. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 60 miles (96 km) northeast of East End, Grand Cayman and five miles (8 km) west of West End, Cayman Brac. Little C ...

and

Cayman Brac Cayman Brac is an island that is part of the Cayman Islands. It lies in the Caribbean Sea about north-east of Grand Cayman and east of Little Cayman. It is about long, with an average width of . Its terrain is the most prominent of the thre ...

Places

Freeport Tortuga {{Unreferenced, date=December 2019 Freeport Tortuga was a free port project by Dupont Caribbean Inc. of Texas, which began construction in 1971 based upon a 99-year contract with the government of Haiti. The location of the freeport was the old bucc ...

, a free port project on Tortuga, Haiti, during the early 1970s *

Tortuga Bay Tortuga Bay is located on the Santa Cruz Island, about a 20-minute water-taxi ride from the main water taxi dock in Puerto Ayora. There is also a walking path, which is and is open from six in the morning to six in the evening. Visitors must sign ...

, a bay on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos * Tortuga, Nicaragra, Small town in southern pacific Region

Art, entertainment, and media

Film

* Tortuga Isle, a safe haven for fugitive pirates, featured prominently in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003)

Television

* Tortuga (''Breaking Bad''), a fictional drug dealer in the AMC-TV drama, ''Breaking Bad'' * Tortuga, a fictional aircraft in the children's television show ''

Wild Kratts ''Wild Kratts'' is a live action/Flash-animated educational children's television series created by the Kratt brothers, Chris and Martin. The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Media Group produce the show, which is presented by PBS Kids in the ...

Games

* '' Tortuga: Pirates of the New World'', a computer game set in the ''Golden Age of Piracy'' era * An island in the ''

Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...

'' game Assassin's Creed Black Flag. * An island in '' Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City'', a

turn-based role-playing game In Video game, video games and other games, the passage of time must be handled in a way that players find fair and easy to understand. This is usually done in one of the two ways: real-time and turn-based. Real-time Real-time games have game ...

published for the

Nintendo DS The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tan ...

. * '' Tortuga: A Pirate's Tale'', a turn-based ship combat strategy game set in the Caribbean published for the Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PlayStation 5.

Literature

* ''Tortuga'', a novel by

Rudolfo Anaya Rudolfo Anaya (October 30, 1937June 28, 2020) was an American author. Noted for his 1972 novel ''Bless Me, Ultima'', Anaya was considered one of the founders of the canon of contemporary Chicano literature. The themes and cultural references of ...

* ''Far Tortuga'', a 1975 novel by

Peter Matthiessen Peter Matthiessen (May 22, 1927 – April 5, 2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher and CIA Operative. A co-founder of the literary magazine ''The Paris Review'', he was the only writer to have won the Nation ...

Sports

* Coliseo La Tortuga, an indoor sporting arena in Talcahuano, Chile *

Daytona Tortugas The Daytona Tortugas are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and play their home games at Jackie Robinson Ballpark; opened in 191 ...

, a Class A-Advanced minor league baseball team in the

Florida State League The Florida State League (FSL) is a Minor League Baseball league based in the state of Florida. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 until its demotion to Single-A following ...

Transportation

* Tortuga (vehicle), a Venezuelan armored vehicle * , later called SS ''Tortuga'', a turbo-electric liner * , a ''Casa Grande''-class dock landing ship commissioned in 1945, in action during the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and decommissioned in 1970 * , a ''Whidbey Island''-class dock landing ship commissioned in 1990 and on active service as of 2012

Other uses

Tortuga (cocktail) A Tortuga cocktail is a non-alcoholic beverage named for the Haitian island Tortuga of northern Hispaniola that was used by pirates as launching ground for piracy activities. It is made with iced tea and brown sugar, garnished with cinnamon and a l ...

, a non-alcoholic cocktail beverage * Tortuga (software), a software framework for discrete event simulation {{disambiguation, geo, ship