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Corsica
Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus). It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French Mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia.
The island is 183 kilometres long at longest, 83 kilometres wide at widest, has 1,000 kilometres of coastline, more than 200 beaches, and is very mountainous, with Monte Cinto as the highest peak at 2,706 metres and 20 other summits of more than 2,000 metres. Mountains comprise two-thirds of the island, forming a single chain. Forest comprises 20% of the island. Approximately 3,500 km2 of the total
surface area of 8,680 km2 are dedicated to nature reserves, mainly in the interior.
The island is 90 kilometres from Tuscany in Italy and 170 kilometres from the Côte d'Azur in France. It is separated from Sardinia to the south by the Strait of Bonifacio, a minimum of 11 kilometres wide.
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Territorial Collectivity
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Ph. : 04 95 51 64 64 |
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Fax : 04 95 51 67 75 |
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