Corsica

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea southeast of mainland France and west of . It is a region of . Corsica is one of the least-visited of the large Mediterranean islands, but has many attractions including historical sights, incredible landscapes and, on the coast at least, a dependably warm and sunny climate for most of the year.
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  • …has about 356,000 residents
  • Also known as
    “Corsica Region”
    “Territorial Collectivity of Corsica”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Statue-menhir de Tavera and Église Saint-Jacques de Carbuccia.
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Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.
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Church
is a church.
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Church
is a church.

Corsica

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Latitude
42.0615° or 42° 3′ 42″ north
Longitude
8.9542° or 8° 57′ 15″ east
Open location code
8FJC3X63+JM
Geo­Names ID
3023519

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Corsica” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ኮርሲካ”
  • Arabic: “قَرْسَقَة”
  • Arabic: “قرشقة”
  • Arabic: “قـُرْشِقَة”
  • Arabic: “كُورَسِكَا”
  • Arabic: “كُورَسِيكَا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Korsika”
  • Bengali: “কর্সিকা”
  • Catalan: “Còrsega”
  • Corsican: “Corsica”
  • Esperanto: “Korsiko”
  • Esperanto: “Teritoria Kolektivejo Korsiko”
  • French: “Collectivité Territoriale de Corse”
  • French: “Corse”
  • French: “Région Corse”
  • German: “Korsika”
  • Hausa: “Corsica”
  • Italian: “Corsica”
  • Japanese: “コルシカ”
  • Javanese: “Corsica”
  • Kazakh: “Корсика”
  • Kirghiz: “Корсика”
  • Korean: “코르시카”
  • Malay: “Corsica”
  • Norwegian: “Korsika”
  • Oromo: “Corsica”
  • Panjabi: “ਕੋਰਸਿਕਾ”
  • Persian: “کورسیکا”
  • Portuguese: “Córsega”
  • Pushto: “کورسیکا”
  • Somali: “Corsica”
  • Spanish: “Córcega”
  • Swahili: “Corsica”
  • Swedish: “Korsika”
  • Tajik: “Корсика”
  • Tatar: “Корсика”
  • Uzbek: “Korsika”

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