Notable Coastlines
Corsica, a Region of France, is a mountainous island in the Mediterranean Sea. it is located southeast of Nice and just north of the Italian island of Sardinia. - AsNotedIn
Corsica, a Region of France, is a mountainous island in the Mediterranean Sea. it is located southeast of Nice and just north of the Italian island of Sardinia. - AsNotedIn
Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Area |
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Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Area |
Ajaccio | Place | ||
Monte Padru National Park | |||
Piana | |||
Regional Natural Park of Corsica | Natural Environ | ||
Restonica Gorges | Canyon | ||
Walk the GR 20, Corsica | Hike |
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1769/08/15 | Napoleon Bonaparte | Born | Napoleon is born at Casa Buonaparte, Ajaccio, Corsica | |||
1926/03/00 | Robert Oppenheimer | Reader | Robert Oppenheimer's reads La Recherche du Temps Perdu while bicycling through Corsica, this relieves him from a long battle with depression | In Search of Lost Time (book) |
Physiography | |
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Physiographic feature | Island |
Particulars for Corsica: | |
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Locale type | Region of France |
Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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Mateo Falcone (short story) | Short Story | Prosper Merimee | After a 3-hour journey along winding paths obstructed by great masses of rock, and broken by ravines, you come to the edge of a maquis. This is the home of the Corsican shepherds, and of those who have fallen foul of the law. |