Tortola

Summary

Tortola is an island^[1]. Tortola ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tortola is located in British Virgin Islands^[3].
• Tortola is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Tortola is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[5].
• Tortola's instance of is recorded as island^[6].
• Tortola's capital is recorded as Road Town^[7].
• Tortola is part of Leeward Islands^[8].
• Tortola is part of Lesser Antilles^[9].
• Tortola is part of Caribbean^[10].
• Tortola's Commons category is recorded as Tortola^[11].
• Tortola's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[12].
• Tortola's highest point is recorded as Mount Sage^[13].
• Tortola's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 18.416666666667, 'lon': -64.583333333333}^[14].
• Tortola's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Virgin Islands^[15].
• Tortola's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tortola^[16].
• Tortola has a population of {'amount': '+23908'}^[17].
• Tortola's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+19'}^[18].
• Tortola sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+244'}^[19].
• Tortola covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+55.7'}^[20].
• Tortola's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5'}^[21].
• Tortola's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Tortola^[22].

Body

Geography

Tortola is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Tortola is located in British Virgin Islands^[3]. Tortola is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[5]. Part of include Leeward Islands^[8], an island group^[23], in Antigua and Barbuda^[24]; Lesser Antilles^[9], an archipelago^[25], in Antigua and Barbuda^[26]; and Caribbean^[10], a transcontinental region^[27].

Physical Characteristics

Tortola covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+55.7'}^[20]. Tortola sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+244'}^[19]. Tortola's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+19'}^[18]. Tortola has a population of {'amount': '+23908'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Tortola's instance of is recorded as island^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tortola include Tortola Facula^[28], a facula^[29].

Why It Matters

Tortola ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month).^[2] Tortola has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Tortola is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Tortola include Tortola Facula^[28], a facula^[29].