Dry Tortugas

small group of islands, located in the Gulf of Mexico at the end of the Florida Keys
Place island_group Q1261587
Dry Tortugas
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Summary

Dry Tortugas is an island group[1]. It draws 245 Wikipedia views per month (island_group category, ranking #75 of 712).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dry Tortugas is located in Monroe County[3].
  • Dry Tortugas is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dry Tortugas is on the body of water Gulf of Mexico[5].
  • Dry Tortugas's instance of is recorded as island group[6].
  • Dry Tortugas is part of Florida Keys[7].
  • Dry Tortugas's Commons category is recorded as Dry Tortugas National Park[8].
  • Dry Tortugas's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[9].
  • Dry Tortugas's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.633333333333, 'lon': -82.92}[10].
  • Dry Tortugas's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Gulf of Mexico[11].
  • Dry Tortugas has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[12].
  • Dry Tortugas's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[13].
  • Dry Tortugas sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'foot', 'amount': '+0'}[14].
  • Dry Tortugas covers an area of {'unit': 'acre', 'amount': '+143'}[15].

Body

Geography

Dry Tortugas is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Monroe County[3]. It is on the body of water Gulf of Mexico[5]. It is part of Florida Keys[7].

Physical Characteristics

Dry Tortugas covers an area of {'unit': 'acre', 'amount': '+143'}[15]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'foot', 'amount': '+0'}[14]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[12].

Designation and Status

Dry Tortugas's instance of is recorded as island group[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dry Tortugas include USS Tortuga[16], a dock landing ship[17].

Why It Matters

Dry Tortugas draws 245 Wikipedia views per month (island_group category, ranking #75 of 712).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Entities named for it include USS Tortuga[16], a dock landing ship[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fa', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl', 'pl', '
    Harper's tag → dry-tortugas
    Gnd id → 1060215217
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  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 24.633333333333, 'lon': -82.92}
    Located in/on physical feature → Gulf of Mexico
    Described by source → The New Student's Reference Work
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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