Dry Tortugas

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An island group of southern Florida west of Key West. Famed for their marine life, the islands were named Tortugas ("turtles") by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513.

Dry Tortugas [tɔːˈtuːgəz]

(Placename) a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida

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