Étang de Palo
The Étang de Palo is a coastal lagoon beside the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica. The lagoon is largely unspoiled and is considered ecologically valuable.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lagoon
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Etang de Palo” and “étang de Palo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Solenzara Air Base and Château de Coasina.
Solenzara Air Base
Aerodrome
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Air Base 126 Solenzara is a French Air and Space Force base located in the village of Ventiseri approximately 40 km north-northeast of Porto-Vecchio on Corsica. Solenzara Air Base is situated 2½ km south of Étang de Palo.
Château de Coasina
Castle
Photo: Bonachera jf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Coasina is a castle, which is situated 4 km northwest of Étang de Palo.
Chapelle San Michele du château de Covasina
Chapel
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Chapelle San Michele du château de Covasina is situated 4 km northwest of Étang de Palo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Migliacciaro and Ghisonaccia.
Migliacciaro
Village
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Migliacciaro is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Étang de Palo.
Ghisonaccia
Village
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ghisonaccia is a commune of the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Ghisonaccia is situated 7 km north of Étang de Palo.
Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo
Village
Photo: Bonachera jf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo is situated 10 km northwest of Étang de Palo.
Étang de Palo
- Category: body of water
- Location: Upper Corsica, Corsica, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.94818° or 41° 56′ 53″ northLongitude
9.40605° or 9° 24′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8FHFWCX4+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 28890162OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lagoon
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Corsican to Venetian—“Étang de Palo” goes by many names.
- Corsican: “Stagnu di Palu”
- French: “étang de Palo”
- French: “Étang de Palo”
- French: “Palu”
- Italian: “stagno di Palo”
- Venetian: “Stagno de Palo”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Étang de Palo”. Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 4.0.