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Monte Rotondo
Monte Rotondo ( co, Monte Ritondu) is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France. At it is the second highest in Corsica, after Monte Cinto. It is the highest point on the Monte Rotondo massif. Location The peak of Monte Rotondo lies on the boundary between the commune of Corte to the north and east and Venaco to the south and west. It is east of the Punta Mufrena and northeast of Lac de Battomello. The mountain lies within and gives its name to the ''Réserve naturelle du Massif du Monte Ritondu''. Physical Monte Rotondo has an elevation of and clean prominence of . It is isolated by from its nearest higher neighbor, Monte Cinto. Hiking A hiking trail to Monte Rotondo from the D623 road is rated moderate, and is in best condition from April to October. The return trip is long, with an elevation gain of . The hike is easy but long, and requires good physical condition. The trail passes the Lac de l'Oriente. It passes through a pine fores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tralonca
Tralonca is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Corse {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Corse-du-Sud on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate councils. However, even though its administrative powers were ceded to the new territorial collectivity, it continues to remain an administrative department in its own right. In 2019, it had a population of 181,933.Populations légales 2019: 2B Haute-Corse INSEE History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Rotondo Massif
The Monte Rotondo massif (french: Massif du Monte Rotondo) is a chain of mountains on the southern side of Corsica, France. It takes its name from Monte Rotondo, the highest peak. Location The Monte Rotondo massif is one of the four main blocks of mountains in Corsica. These are (from north to south), the Monte Cinto massif, Monte Rotondo massif, Monte Renoso massif and Monte Incudine massif. These massifs form the ''Corse cristalline'', mainly composed of magmatic rocks such as granites, granulites, porphyries and rhyolites. The Monte Rotondo massif is located between the Col de Vergio and the Col de Vizzavona Col de Vizzavona ( co, Bocca di Vizzavona) is a mountain pass at the centre of the French island of Corsica. Location Col de Vizzavona is located between the two major peaks on Corsica: the Monte d'Oro (altitude ), 3 km north-northwest, .... It extends westward through the hills of Ajaccio, and eastward to the ''Sillon de Corte''. Peaks The main peaks are, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, which is the land mass nearest to it. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 349,465. The island is a territorial collectivity of France. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. As such, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regional collectivities; for example, the Corsican Assembly is permitted to exercise li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Cinto
Monte Cinto ( co, Monte Cintu) is the highest mountain on the island of Corsica, a region of France. Geography The elevation of the mountain is and so is its prominence, making it one of the most prominent peaks in Europe. It is the highest peak of the Monte Cinto massif, one of the four main massifs in Corsica. Its location gives it a theoretical panorama of mountains on mainland Europe stretching from near Marseille to Rome. The most distant mountain theoretically visible is Monte Rosa in Italy, just west of north, approximately away.http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas/EUR/CINTO-N.gif History The first known ascent of Monte Cinto was on 6 June 1882, by a party led by Édouard Rochat who reached the summit via the mountain's southern slopes. On 26 May 1883 a party led by the English mountaineer Francis Fox Tuckett, and including the French guide François Devouassoud and the landscape painter Edward Theodore Compton, also ascended the mountain by the pass that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corte, Haute-Corse
Corte (, ; ; ; co, link=no, Corti, ) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France. It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio. Administration Corte is a subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department. History Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli. During World War I, German prisoners of war were kept in the Citadel. Population Sights Sites of interest include the Fortress (''A citadella''), the Museum of Corsica (''Museu di a Corsica''), and the University of Corsica (''Università di Corsica''). Transport National roads lead to Ajaccio and Bastia. Corte is also linked to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Chemin de fer de la Corse (Corsican Railway), and is served by trains running between Ajaccio and Calvi, and Ajaccio and Bastia. Climate Corte has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa), sometimes pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venaco
Venaco is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Geography Venaco is on the Vecchio River with Mont Rotondo, to the west and Mont Cardo, on the north. It contains Lake Bellebone. Population Transport The town is served by a station on the Corsican Railways. See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Corse {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac De L'Oriente
Lac de l'Oriente is a lake in Corsica, France. The Lac de l'Oriente (East Lake) is in a basin on the north slope of Monte Rotondo. Its outlet is the Ruisseau de Lomento. This is a tributary of the Ruisseau Timozzo, in turn a tributary of the Restonica river. It is in the watershed of the Tavignano The Tavignano (; co, Tavignanu) is a river on the island of Corsica, France. Course The Tavignano is long. In antiquity the river was known as the ''Rhotanus'' or Ῥότανος. It crosses the communes of Aléria, Altiani, Antisanti, Casama ... river. References Lakes of Haute-Corse Oriente {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maquis Shrubland
220px, Low maquis in Corsica 220px, High ''macchia'' in Sardinia ( , , ) or ( , ; often in Italian; hr, makija; ; ) is a shrubland biome in the Mediterranean region, typically consisting of densely growing evergreen shrubs. Maquis is characterized by plants of the family Lamiaceae, genera '' Laurus'' and '' Myrtus'', and species '' Olea europaea'', ''Ceratonia siliqua'', and ''Ficus carica The fig is the edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world ...''. It is similar to garrigue. See also * Mining maquis * Maquis (other) * Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maquis Shrubland * Ecoregions of Europe Ecoregions of Metropolitan France Environment of the Mediterranean Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap Corse
Cap Corse (; co, Capicorsu, ; it, Capo Corso, ), a geographical area of Corsica, is a long peninsula located at the northern tip of the island. At the base of it is the second largest city in Corsica, Bastia. Cap Corse is also a Communauté de communes comprising 18 communes.CC du Cap Corse (N° SIREN : 200042943) BANATIC, accessed 7 April 2022. The area of the ''Communauté de communes'' is 305.7 km2, and its population was 6,706 in 2019.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paglia Orba
The Paglia Orba (pronounced ) is a mountain peak in the Monte Cinto massif in Corsica. It rises to an altitude of , between the valleys of the Golo (in the Niolo) and the Cavicchia (in the Filosorma). Relatively isolated, this peak, notable for its characteristic tooth-shaped silhouette, dominates the Fango Valley and the west coast of the island. Straddling the municipalities of Albertacce and Manso, Paglia Orba is the second highest peak of the central chain and the Filosorma, behind Punta Minuta at . Geography With an altitude of , the Paglia Orba is located in the municipalities of Albertacce and Manso. It is nearly lower than Monte Cinto. The Golo, the longest river in Corsica, rises at its feet. On its slopes at an altitude of the Ruisseau Orba rises in the communal forest of Albertacce, which is a monoculture of laricio pines. Geology Unlike the other summits of the Cinto massif, which are formed mainly of volcanic rocks, the Paglia Orba is made up of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte D'Oro
Monte d'Oro is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France, one of the highest on the island. It is in the south of the Monte Rotondo massif, but is sometimes considered the summit of its own massif, the Monte d'Oro massif. Location Monte d'Oro is in the commune of Vivario in the west of Haute-Corse near the boundary with Corse-du-Sud. Lac d'Oro lies to the northwest. The Foret de Vizzavona is to the east and south of the mountain, and the village and railway station of Vizzavona Gare is to the southeast. Physical Monte d'Oro has prominence of and elevation of . It is isolated by from A Maniccia-Crêt Sud, a sub-peak of the A Maniccia. The conical mountain rises about over the Col de Vizzavona road pass. From its peak, the view extends far over Corsica, blocked only by distant mountains such as Monte Rotondo Monte Rotondo ( co, Monte Ritondu) is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France. At it is the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
