Isla Cruces

Lore & Background

On the island, Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and James Norrington 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, imply in the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest DVD audio commentary, that Jones chose it because it is a plague island that remains deserted.

In Their Own Story

The dilapidated church, graveyard, and mill were filmed in Vieille Case, Dominica. The beach where Norrington, Sparrow, and Turner's duel was filmed near Little Exuma in The Bahamas.

Reader's Guide

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, Will Turner, and James Norrington duel for control of the chest. Norrington escapes with the chest, and gives it to Cutler Beckett in exchange for a full pardon.

Did You Know?

• Isla Cruces is the place where Davy Jones buried the 'Dead Man's Chest', which contains his still-beating heart.
• Stabbing the heart is the only way to kill Jones.
• The dilapidated church, graveyard, and mill were filmed in Vieille Case, Dominica.
• The beach where Norrington, Sparrow, and Turner's duel was filmed near Little Exuma in The Bahamas.
• Film writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio imply in the DVD audio commentary that Jones chose Isla Cruces because it is a plague island that remains deserted.