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Location:
Europe, France,
Corsica
Category:
Harbour,
Port View
Description:
View of the Corsican Port of Bastia
Location Information:
Corsica is an island in the
Mediterranean Sea. It is located
west of Italy, southeast of the
French mainland, and north of the
island of Sardinia.
Corsica is one of the 26 regions of
France, although strictly speaking
Corsica is designated as a
"territorial collectivity" (collectivité
territoriale) by law. As a
territorial collectivity, it enjoys
greater powers than other French
régions, but for the most part its
status is quite similar. Corsica is
referred to as a "région" in common
speech, and is almost always listed
among the other régions of France.
Although the island is separated
from the continental mainland by the
Ligurian Sea and is much closer to
the Italian than to the French
mainland, politically Corsica is
part of Metropolitan France. It was
once briefly an independent Corsican
Republic, until being incorporated
into France in 1769.
Corsica is famed as the birthplace
of Napoléon Bonaparte. His ancestral
home, Casa Buonaparte, is located
there.
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