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Corsica
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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
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Corsica| Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Timeline
| 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) |
Geography »
| Physiography | |
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| Physiographic feature | Island |
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| Particulars for Corsica: | |
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| Locale type | Region of France |
Creative Works »
| 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. |