Corsica

Corsica (French: Corse; Corsican: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus). It is located west of Italy, southeast of France, and north of the island of Sardinia.

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Corsica is one of the 26 r?gions of France, although strictly speaking Corsica is called a "territorial collectivity" (collectivit? territoriale) by law. As a territorial collectivity, it enjoys powers slightly more important than other French r?gions, but for the most part its status is quite similar to the status of the other French r?gions. Corsica is referred to as a "r?gion" in common speech, and is almost always listed among the other r?gions of France.

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Corsica is famed as the birthplace of Napol?on Bonaparte.

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French: French can refer to more than one article:...

Corsican: Corsican refers to anything having to do with the French island of Corsica including the Corsican language....

Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...

Corsica related Images and Photos (experimental)

Map of Corsica

Napoleon as a Youth in Corsica is Told His Fortune by a Gipsy

New Map of Italy with the Islands of Sicily Sardinia and Corsica c.1790

Genoan Bridge in Vegetation of Gorges De Spelonca Ponte De Zaglia Corsica France