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A strait between Corsica and Sardinia, connecting the Tyrrhenian Sea and the western Mediterranean Sea.
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Strait of Bonifacio — The Strait of Bonifacio ( Bonifaccio is an older spelling from circa 1861) is the strait between Corsica and Sardinia, named after the Corsican town Bonifacio. It is about 7 miles (11 km) wide and divides the Tyrrhenian Sea from the western… … Wikipedia
Bonifacio — French commune nomcommune=Bonifacio native name=Bunifaziu caption=The harbor city motto=Libertas région=Corsica département=Corse du Sud arrondissement=Sartène canton=Bonifacio insee=2A041 cp= 20169 time zone=GMT+1 gentilé=bonifaciens,… … Wikipedia
Bonifacio — ▪ France town, Corse du Sud département, Corse ( Corsica) région, France, just west of Cap Pertusato, southernmost point of the island of Corsica, giving its name to the strait (7.5 miles [12 km] wide) separating Corsica from the northern… … Universalium
Defensive Organization of Corsica — The Defensive Organization of Corsica (Organization Défensive de la Corse) was the French military organization that in 1940 was responsible for the defense of the French island of Corsica against a potential invasion by Fascist Italy. As part of … Wikipedia
Prehistory of Corsica — The prehistory of Corsica is analogous to the prehistories of the other islands in the Mediterranean Sea, such as Sicily, Sardinia and Cyprus, which could only be accessed by boat and featured cultures that were to some degree insular; that is,… … Wikipedia
Tyrrhenian Sea — Tyrrhenian Sea. The Tyrrhenian Sea (Corsican: Mari Tirrenu, French: Mer Tyrrhénienne, Italian: Mare Tirreno, Neapolitan: Mar Tirreno, Sardinian … Wikipedia
List of straits — This List of straits is an appendix to the article strait . See also: A* Agate Pass Puget Sound * Agattu Strait Aleutians * Akashi Strait Japan * Amchitka Pass Aleutians * Anegada Passage Virgin Islands and Anguilla * Arthur Kill Staten Island… … Wikipedia
Mediterranean Sea — Mediterranean redirects here. For other uses, see Mediterranean (disambiguation). Mediterranean sea redirects here. For the oceanographical term, see Mediterranean sea (oceanography). Mediterranean Sea Composite satellite ima … Wikipedia
List of shipwrecks — Contents 1 Africa 1.1 East Africa 1.2 North Africa 1.2.1 Algeria … Wikipedia
List of maritime boundary treaties — The list of maritime boundary treaties, also known as maritime delimitation treaties, are bilateral or multinational expressions of specific mutual obligations. These are also called maritime boundary agreements or maritime delimitation… … Wikipedia
