This is a list of islands and other locations in the ''
Pirates of the Caribbean
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'' film series.
Davy Jones' Locker
Davy Jones' Locker is a fictional place first mentioned in ''
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' and ''
Dead Man's Chest
"Dead Man's Chest" (also known as "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest" or "Yo, Ho, Ho (And a Bottle of Rum)") is a fictional''Fictional sea-song'' - in this sense means a sea-song that first appeared in a work of fiction, and not an authentic sea ...
'' before being featured prominently in ''
At World's End''. Based on a
real superstition of the same name, Davy Jones' Locker is the nautical idiom meaning "the bottom of the sea". The Locker is also a realm in the Land of the Dead, similar to
purgatory
In Christianity, Purgatory (, borrowed into English language, English via Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman and Old French) is a passing Intermediate state (Christianity), intermediate state after physical death for purifying or purging a soul ...
, and the place where
Davy Jones was entrusted with the task of
ferrying the souls of those who died at sea into the next world by the goddess
Calypso.
When Bootstrap Bill Turner was talked of in ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'',
Pintel and Ragetti
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tell
Will Turner
William Turner Jr. is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films. He appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007), and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). He ...
that Bootstrap Bill was sent to the crushing oblivion of Davy Jones' Locker. In ''Dead Man's Chest'', after
Jack Sparrow
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is taken to the Locker by the
Kraken
The kraken (, from , "the crookie") is a legendary sea monster of enormous size, per its etymology something akin to a cephalopod, said to appear in the Norwegian Sea off the coast of Norway. It is believed that the legend of the Kraken may h ...
, Calypso organizes a mission to rescue him from the Locker back to the land of the living. In ''At World's End'', Calypso is accompanied by
Elizabeth Swann
Elizabeth Swann is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. She appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007) and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). S ...
, Will Turner, and
Hector Barbossa
Captain Hector Barbossa is a fictional character of the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise, depicted by Geoffrey Rush and appearing in all five films in the series. Barbossa debuted in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003) as the capta ...
, among others. They reach the Locker by the use of magical charts leading to World's End. Sao Feng, one of the nine Pirate Lords, was the previous owner of these charts. After the crew reach the Locker, they find Jack and the ''Black Pearl'' stranded in the desert. Jack, unable to move the ship, has begun to hallucinate. The ship is transported to the ocean by many crabs under the control of Calypso. While on the ocean, the crew see the ghost of Governor
Weatherby Swann
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, who has been murdered on the orders of
Cutler Beckett. By deciphering the clues on
Sao Feng
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's charts, Jack discovers the way to escape the Locker. At sunset, the crew
capsizes the ship; this triggers a
green flash
The green flash and green ray are meteorological optical phenomena that sometimes occur transiently around the moment of sunset or sunrise. When the conditions are right, a distinct green spot is briefly visible above the Sun's upper limb; ...
and returns the ''Pearl'' to the world of the living, effectively reviving Jack.
The arid plain where the ''
Black Pearl
The ''Black Pearl'' (formerly known as the merchant ship '' Wicked Wench'') is a fictional ship in the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. In the screenplay, the ship is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails. Captain ...
'' is beached was filmed at the
Bonneville Salt Flats
The Bonneville Salt Flats are a densely packed salt pan in Tooele County in northwestern Utah, United States. A remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, it is the largest of many salt flats west of the Great Salt Lake. It is public land ma ...
in
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
. The shore where the ''Pearl'' re-enters the ocean was filmed at the
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes is the largest remaining dune system south of San Francisco and the second largest in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses an stretch of coastline on the Central Coast of California and extends from southern San ...
in California.
Isla Cruces
Isla Cruces is a fictional
tropical island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
introduced in ''
Dead Man's Chest
"Dead Man's Chest" (also known as "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest" or "Yo, Ho, Ho (And a Bottle of Rum)") is a fictional''Fictional sea-song'' - in this sense means a sea-song that first appeared in a work of fiction, and not an authentic sea ...
''. It is the place where
Davy Jones buried the eponymous 'Dead Man's Chest', which contains his beating heart; stabbing the heart is the only way to kill Jones.
The island appears to have been abandoned; the previous occupants are unknown, but there are crumbling buildings indicating that it was once inhabited. On the island,
Jack Sparrow
Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Disney's '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise. An early iteration of the character was created by screenwriter Jay Wolpert, with later drafts by Stuart Beattie and w ...
,
Will Turner
William Turner Jr. is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films. He appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007), and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). He ...
, and
James Norrington
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duel for control of the chest. Norrington escapes with the chest, and gives it to
Cutler Beckett in exchange for a full pardon.
It is not revealed in the film why Davy Jones buried the Chest on Isla Cruces. However, the film's writers,
Ted Elliott and
Terry Rossio
Terry Rossio (born July 2, 1960) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He co-wrote the films ''Aladdin'', '' The Mask of Zorro'', ''Shrek'', and all five of the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. For ''Shrek'', he was nominated for ...
, imply in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' DVD
audio commentary
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, that Jones chose it because it is a plague island that remains deserted.
The ruined church, graveyard, and mill were filmed in
Vieille Case
Vieille Case, sometimes spelled as Vielle-Case, is a village on the north coast of Dominica. The Commonwealth of Dominica in the West Indies was first inhabited by the Kalinago people who were referred to as Caribs by the Europeans. Itassi (pronoun ...
,
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
. The beach where Norrington, Sparrow, and Turner duel was filmed near
Little Exuma in
The Bahamas
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of ...
.
Isla de Muerta
Isla de Muerta () is a mysterious island featured in ''
The Curse of the Black Pearl
''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (originally titled ''Pirates of the Caribbean'') is a 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and distributed by Buen ...
'' where the titular ''
Black Pearl
The ''Black Pearl'' (formerly known as the merchant ship '' Wicked Wench'') is a fictional ship in the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. In the screenplay, the ship is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails. Captain ...
''s pirate crew hide their looted
treasure
Treasure (from from Greek ''thēsauros'', "treasure store") is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constit ...
. It is revealed to be the location of the
Aztec
The Aztecs ( ) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the Post-Classic stage, post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different Indigenous peoples of Mexico, ethnic groups of central ...
treasure that has cursed
Captain Barbossa and his crew.
According to
Jack Sparrow
Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Disney's '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise. An early iteration of the character was created by screenwriter Jay Wolpert, with later drafts by Stuart Beattie and w ...
, Isla de Muerta is an island that
cannot be found, except by those who already know where it is hidden. From the air, the island resembles a human skull. Mysteriously shrouded in fog, the isle is surrounded by a
graveyard of sunken ships; its waters swarm with
hammerhead shark
The hammerhead sharks are a group of sharks that form the family Sphyrnidae, named for the unusual and distinctive form of their heads, which are flattened and laterally extended into a Hammerhead shark#Cephalofoil, cephalofoil (a T-shape or " ...
s and
shoaling fish
In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons are shoaling, and if the group is swimming in the same direction in a coordinated manner, they are schooling. In common usage, the terms are sometimes used rather loosely. Ab ...
. The island contains a series of connected caves, which contain the crew's loot and the Chest of Cortes.
Before the events of the film, Barbossa leads a
mutiny
Mutiny is a revolt among a group of people (typically of a military or a crew) to oppose, change, or remove superiors or their orders. The term is commonly used for insubordination by members of the military against an officer or superior, ...
against Jack Sparrow and becomes the captain of the ''Black Pearl''. Later, the crew finds cursed Aztec treasure on Isla de Muerta. By removing the golden medallions from their chest, the crew become
undead
The undead are beings in mythology, legend, or fiction that are deceased but behave as if they were alive. A common example of an undead being is a cadaver, corpse reanimated by supernatural forces, by the application of either the deceased's o ...
and lose the ability to feel physical pleasure. In order to remove the curse, the crew collect the medallions and return them.
Barbossa, believing that
Elizabeth Swann
Elizabeth Swann is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. She appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007) and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). S ...
is the key to breaking his curse, kidnaps her and brings her to Isla de Muerta. Captain Sparrow uses his magical compass, which points to the thing the user wants most, to follow him. With the help of
Will Turner
William Turner Jr. is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films. He appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007), and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). He ...
, Elizabeth, and Jack fight against the pirates in the caves under the island.
James Norrington
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and his men fight against Barbossa's crew in the bay just offshore. By using Will's blood, the curse is broken and Jack kills Barbossa.
In ''
Dead Man's Chest
"Dead Man's Chest" (also known as "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest" or "Yo, Ho, Ho (And a Bottle of Rum)") is a fictional''Fictional sea-song'' - in this sense means a sea-song that first appeared in a work of fiction, and not an authentic sea ...
'', it's learned that the island was reclaimed by the sea, taking with it both the cursed Aztec treasure and the mountains of gold that Barbossa's crew had hoarded while they were cursed. It was with this gold that Jack Sparrow had agreed to pay his new crew.
Isla de Pelegostos
Isla de Pelegostos, also known as Cannibal Island, is a fictional
Caribbean island
The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America to the west, an ...
.
In ''
Dead Man's Chest
"Dead Man's Chest" (also known as "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest" or "Yo, Ho, Ho (And a Bottle of Rum)") is a fictional''Fictional sea-song'' - in this sense means a sea-song that first appeared in a work of fiction, and not an authentic sea ...
'',
Bootstrap Bill
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, acting as
Davy Jones's agent, delivers the
Black Spot to Captain
Jack Sparrow
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, a mark indicating that his
blood debt to Jones is due. To avoid the monstrous
Kraken
The kraken (, from , "the crookie") is a legendary sea monster of enormous size, per its etymology something akin to a cephalopod, said to appear in the Norwegian Sea off the coast of Norway. It is believed that the legend of the Kraken may h ...
that is hunting him, Jack commands the crew of the ''Black Pearl'' to land as fast as possible. They alight on Pelegosto, a typical Caribbean island with sandy beaches and lush, mountainous jungles; despite its paradise-like appearance, it is inhabited by a vicious
cannibal
Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecology, ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is also well ...
tribe that captures the ''Pearl''s crew. They believe Jack Sparrow is a god in human form and intend to eat him to "release him from his fleshy prison."
Will Turner
William Turner Jr. is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films. He appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007), and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). He ...
arrives and helps them escape.
The island may be near Cuba,
Tia Dalma, an
obeah
Obeah, also spelled Obiya or Obia, is a broad term for African diaspora religions, African diasporic religious, Magic (supernatural), spell-casting, and healing traditions found primarily in the British West Indies, former British colonies of th ...
woman and mystic, lives in a shack in the Pantano River located in Cuba. Jack seeks out Tia Dalma for help, trading Barbossa's undead monkey for a jar of dirt, which Dalma claims will protect Sparrow from Davy Jones. After Jack was taken to Davy Jones's Locker by the Kraken, his crew return to Dalma's shack. Dalma reveals that she has resurrected Barbossa, and they will lead a mission to rescue Jack.
Scenes set on the island were filmed on
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
. The Pelegosto tribe's main village was built south of the island's capital,
Roseau
Roseau (Dominican Creole French, Dominican Creole: ''Wozo'') is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George Parish, Dominica, Saint George Pa ...
. Other scenes were filmed in
Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Morne Trois Pitons National Park is a national park in Dominica established in July 1975, the first to be legally established in the country. It became a World Heritage Site in 1997. The park is named after its highest mountain, Morne Trois Pito ...
and
Indian River.
London, England
London, sometimes referred to as London Town, is the capital city of England in Great Britain that was mentioned in the first three films and first appears in ''
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides''.
''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' opens with Governor Weatherby Swann, his daughter Elizabeth, James Norrington, and Joshamee Gibbs sailing from the crossing of England to the Caribbean, with the Swanns having previously been living in London. Will Turner also lived in England until his mother died, after which he came looking for his father. Elizabeth was given a dress from London, which included a corset that caused her not to breathe, which led to the circumstances in which she is kidnapped by Captain Barbossa's crew aboard the ''Black Pearl''. In ''Dead Man's Chest'', Lord Cutler Beckett has Letters of Marque, with which he attempts to employ Jack Sparrow as a privateer of England. After Governor Swann attempts to help Elizabeth escape through a passage to England, Beckett also blackmails Swann for his authority and influence in London, as well as his authority to the East India Trading Company. In ''At World's End'', Norrington thought Governor Swann returned to England, only for Elizabeth to reveal it was a lie that Beckett told to cover up his involvement in the governor's murder.
In ''On Stranger Tides'', London makes a physical appearance within the first part of the film. Jack Sparrow rescues his first mate, Joshamee Gibbs, from execution in the
Old Bailey
The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey after the street on which it stands, is a criminal court building in central London, one of several that house the Crown Court of England and Wales. The s ...
, only to get captured at
St. James's Palace
St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, England. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's royal court, and is located in the City of Westminster. Although no longer the principal residence ...
. Prior to this, Gibbs tells Jack that there was a rumor of another Jack Sparrow in London recruiting a crew in a pub called the ''Captain's Daughter''.
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;Duala people of Cameroon
* George (Duala king) (late 18th century), king of the Duala people
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, who also heard the rumor of Sparrow in London, only for the pirate to escape. The King's Royal Guards chase Jack through London's streets until the pirate escapes to find his impostor is Angelica, Jack's former lover and daughter of Blackbeard, who then
shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
s Jack into service aboard the ''
Queen Anne's Revenge
''Queen Anne's Revenge'' was an early-18th-century ship, most famously used as a flagship by Edward Teach, better known by his nickname Blackbeard. The date and place of the ship's construction are uncertain, and there is no record of its action ...
''. Meanwhile, at the
Execution Dock
Execution Dock was a site on the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to Execution (legal), execute Pirate, pirates, smugglers and mutiny, mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralt ...
at the
Tower of London
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamle ...
, Gibbs meets Barbossa, now a
privateer
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign o ...
sporting a peg leg and having lost the ''Black Pearl'', who are then recruited aboard HMS ''Providence''.
Port Royal
Port Royal is a major harbor in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
. It is based on the historical
Port Royal
Port Royal () was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the cen ...
, a city located at the end of the
Palisadoes
Palisadoes (word apparently of Portuguese origin) is the thin tombolo of sand that serves as a natural protection for Kingston Harbour, Jamaica. Norman Manley International Airport and the historic town of Port Royal are both on Palisadoes. ...
at the mouth of the
Kingston Harbour
Kingston Harbour in Jamaica is the seventh-largest natural harbour in the world. It is an almost landlocked area of water approximately long by wide. Most of it is deep enough to accommodate large ships, even close to shore. It is bordered to th ...
, in southeastern
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
.
Elizabeth Swann
Elizabeth Swann is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. She appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007) and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). S ...
arrives in Port Royal as a child, after her father
Weatherby Swann
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is appointed governor. In
the first film
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,
Will Turner
William Turner Jr. is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films. He appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007), and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). He ...
works in the town as a blacksmith's apprentice. Port Royal is attacked by the crew of the ''
Black Pearl
The ''Black Pearl'' (formerly known as the merchant ship '' Wicked Wench'') is a fictional ship in the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. In the screenplay, the ship is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails. Captain ...
'' after Elizabeth accidentally summons the pirates.
Pintel and Ragetti
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kidnap Elizabeth from her mansion, which is located in the town. Jack is imprisoned in the jail there, but Will Turner helps him escape.
In ''
Dead Man's Chest
"Dead Man's Chest" (also known as "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest" or "Yo, Ho, Ho (And a Bottle of Rum)") is a fictional''Fictional sea-song'' - in this sense means a sea-song that first appeared in a work of fiction, and not an authentic sea ...
'',
Cutler Beckett uses Port Royal as his base of operations.
Scenes set in the harbor of Port Royal were filmed at Wallilabou Bay,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the south ...
. Today, those sets are still standing for tourist to come and visit. A replica of
Fort Charles was built on the
Palos Verdes Peninsula
The Palos Verdes Peninsula () is a peninsular subregion of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located within southwestern Los Angeles County, California. It is often called simply "Palos Verdes", and is made up of a group of cities in the Palos ...
near
Los Angeles
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, as was Governor Swann's mansion. The scenes set inside the mansion were filmed in
Manhattan Beach, California
Manhattan Beach is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the Coastal California, Pacific coast south of El Segundo, California, El Segundo, west of Hawthorne, California, Hawthorne and Redondo Beach, and north ...
.
Rumrunner's Isle
Rumrunner's Isle, also known as Black Sam's Spit or Rum Island, is a small
deserted island that first appears in ''
The Curse of the Black Pearl
''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (originally titled ''Pirates of the Caribbean'') is a 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and distributed by Buen ...
''.
While the island was never named onscreen, it was given several names behind the scenes or in other media. According to a post on
Wordplay
Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, phone ...
by
Terry Rossio
Terry Rossio (born July 2, 1960) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He co-wrote the films ''Aladdin'', '' The Mask of Zorro'', ''Shrek'', and all five of the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. For ''Shrek'', he was nominated for ...
, they were asked to put a name to the "tiny sandy island" and named it for Sam, a huge ''Pirates'' fan who "works upstairs at Disney." According to Rossio, Sam was delighted, and then a year or so later, she sent this sweet e-mail: "Will you thank you guys for me? You have all made me something of an unknown immortal. In the new Monopoly game, there is a card about the marooning titled "Black Sam's Spit". I may just swoon." The name "Black Sam's Spit" was later used for the Pirates of the Caribbean Monopoly game.
Jack Sparrow
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called the island "Rum Island" in the 2006 video game ''
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow''. The name "Rumrunner's Isle" was mostly used other media, most notably ''
Pirates of the Caribbean Online''. In the non-canonical ''
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game'', the island was called the "Smuggler's Den".
Before the events of ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'',
Barbossa leads a
mutiny
Mutiny is a revolt among a group of people (typically of a military or a crew) to oppose, change, or remove superiors or their orders. The term is commonly used for insubordination by members of the military against an officer or superior, ...
against Jack and
maroon
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Terms describing interchangeable shades, with overlapping RGB ranges, inc ...
s him on the island, leaving his former captain a pistol holding a single shot to commit
suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.
Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress (such as from financial or ac ...
before starving to death. For the next ten years, Barbossa assumes that Jack has died; he is surprised to learn of his survival during the events of the first film. According to a story
Joshamee Gibbs
Joshamee Gibbs (often referred to as Mr Gibbs or Master Gibbs) is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. Gibbs is portrayed by Kevin McNally, Kevin R. McNally. Alongside Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa, Gibbs is ...
told
Will Turner
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, Jack used a raft made of
sea turtle
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s to escape the island, with Jack himself adding he used his own back hair as rope; a variation of this version appears in ''The Legend of Jack Sparrow'' video game. In reality, the island was a haven for
rum-runners, which Jack discovers by lying on a beach drinking their stash of liquor for three days, and
barter
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s passage off the isle when the bootleggers return. Jack relays this version to
Elizabeth Swann
Elizabeth Swann is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. She appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007) and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). S ...
after Barbossa maroons them on that same island. Elizabeth burns the stash of rum in order to create a
signal fire, much to Jack's anger, and they are rescued by
James Norrington
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and the HMS ''Dauntless''.
The scenes on Rum-runner's Isle were filmed in Petit Tabac, one of five islands known as the
Tobago Cays
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, in
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the south ...
.
Shipwreck Cove
Shipwreck Cove is an
inlet
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Overview
In ...
on the fictional Shipwreck Island, which also lies Shipwreck City, appearing in ''
At World's End''. Shipwreck Cove is considered to be an impregnable fortress, well-supplied, and able to withstand nearly any siege. It serves as the meeting place for the
Brethren Court
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, which is a gathering of the world's nine Pirate Lords.
The Fourth Brethren Court meet to discuss the threat of the
East India Trading Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South Asia and Southeast A ...
(EITC) and the ways in which to combat this threat.
Hector Barbossa
Captain Hector Barbossa is a fictional character of the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise, depicted by Geoffrey Rush and appearing in all five films in the series. Barbossa debuted in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003) as the capta ...
insists that the Court must free
Calypso, a sea goddess who was trapped in human form by the first Brethren Court. Sparrow and Elizabeth prefer to fight directly against the EITC. Elizabeth is elected Pirate King by the Court, and she declares war on
Cutler Beckett.
The
Pirate's Code
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is kept at Shipwreck Cove. This rulebook serves as the source of law for all pirates. Jack Sparrow's father,
Captain Teague, is the Keeper of the Code.
Scenes set on Shipwreck Island were filmed in
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
.
Singapore
The fictionalised Singapore is filled with bridge-covered waterways and crude wooden buildings, and differs markedly from the actual historical
Singapore
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. The sets for the
bathhouse
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* Public baths, public facilities for bathing
* Gay bathhouse
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, harbor, and
stilt house
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s were constructed at
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* Universal Studios, Inc., an American media and entertainment conglomerate
** Universal Pictures, an American film studio
** Universal Studios Lot, a film and television studio complex
* Various theme parks operat ...
in
Los Angeles
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.
In ''
At World's End'',
Hector Barbossa
Captain Hector Barbossa is a fictional character of the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise, depicted by Geoffrey Rush and appearing in all five films in the series. Barbossa debuted in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003) as the capta ...
and
Elizabeth Swann
Elizabeth Swann is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. She appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007) and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). S ...
visit
Sao Feng
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to steal his navigational charts, which lead to World's End. They request a ship and a crew to rescue
Jack Sparrow
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from
Davy Jones's Locker
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. Sao Feng has captured
Will Turner
William Turner Jr. is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films. He appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007), and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). He ...
, who attempted to steal the charts from Feng. After a tense standoff, the pirates form a temporary alliance when they are attacked by
Ian Mercer
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and the
East India Trading Company
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. After a series of skirmishes and negotiations, Feng grants them a ship and a crew.
Tortuga
Tortuga is an
island
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off the northern coast of
Saint-Domingue
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(
Haiti
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), out of the jurisdiction of the
Royal Navy
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and the
East India Trading Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South Asia and Southeast A ...
. While it remains a
free port
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where traders can escape the high East India tariffs, it is a dangerous one where illegal transactions are common.
In the first film,
Captain Jack Sparrow
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and
Will Turner
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moor
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* Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils.
People
* Moor (surname)
* Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the ...
their stolen ship, the ''Interceptor'', in Tortuga to recruit a crew. Their crew included
Joshamee Gibbs
Joshamee Gibbs (often referred to as Mr Gibbs or Master Gibbs) is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. Gibbs is portrayed by Kevin McNally, Kevin R. McNally. Alongside Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa, Gibbs is ...
,
Anamaria,
Cotton
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, and
Marty. Here, Jack also encounters Giselle and Scarlett, with whom he has had past romantic relationships.
In ''
Dead Man's Chest
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'', Will goes to Tortuga to hunt for Jack Sparrow. A denizen tells Will that he saw a ship with black sails (the ''
Black Pearl
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'') beached on
Pelegosto. Jack returns to Tortuga to try to enlist 99 unsuspecting sailors to pay off his
blood debt to
Davy Jones. Although he falls far short of his goal, the new crew proves useful during the final confrontation with the
Kraken
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. Jack is reunited with
Elizabeth Swann
Elizabeth Swann is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. She appears in '' The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), '' Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007) and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). S ...
while in Tortuga and also recruits the disgraced
James Norrington
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, who resigned his commission after losing his ship in a hurricane.
At the conclusion of ''
At World's End'', Barbossa leaves Jack and Gibbs in Tortuga by once again hijacking the ''Black Pearl.'' Gibbs remains in Tortuga with Giselle and Scarlett.
At the end of ''
On Stranger Tides
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Set in the e ...
'', Barbossa is in command of
Blackbeard
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's ship, the ''
Queen Anne's Revenge
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''. He yells out that they will travel back to Tortuga, although this is not shown onscreen.
Scenes set in Tortuga were filmed in
Wallilabou Bay,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the south ...
.
See also
*
Locations in prequel series
*
List of fictional islands
Below is a list of islands that have been invented for films, literature, television, or other media.
A
* Speckle Frew, The Abarat: 25 islands in an archipelago, one for each hour and one for all the hours, from the series ''The Books of Abar ...
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