Tortola

American

[tawr-toh-luh] / tɔrˈtoʊ lə /

noun

the principal island of the British Virgin Islands, in the NE West Indies. 9730; 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).

Tortola British

/ tɔːˈtəʊlə /

noun

an island in the NE Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands group: chief island of the British Virgin Islands. Pop: 23 900 (latest est). Area: 62 sq km (24 sq miles)

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Whistling Cay has a guardhouse that colonial-era officials used to scan waters for slaves escaping from St. John to the nearby island of Tortola.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Unemployed, with a wife and kids to support, Rosbach spotted an ad at the dive shop for a mate to help deliver a boat to Tortola — no experience necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022

A few of our crew — six adults and three kids — had popped a Dramamine for the two-hour sail from Tortola to Virgin Gorda.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2018

While on patrol on the island of Tortola, the pair encountered Buddy, a stray Labrador cross.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2017

We passed between the islands of Saint John and Tortola; we sighted the east end of Santa Cruz, and then made out the curious conical hill of Saba, to the north of Saint Eustatia.

From Paddy Finn by Webb, Archibald

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