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Oso (river)
The Oso (or Osu) is a small coastal river in the southeast of the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. Course The Oso is long. It crosses the communes of Lecci, Porto-Vecchio, San-Gavino-di-Carbini and Zonza. The Oso rises to the southwest of the Monte Calva. The source is in the territorial forest of L'Ospedale at an altitude of about northeast of the Punta di u Diamante. In its upper section the stream is called the Ruisseau de Piscia di Ghjaddu. A waterfall on this section is one of the regional tourist attractions. It flows southwest, then southeast, and receives the Ruisseau de Palavesani from the right, which drains the Ospedale Reservoir. It then flows east and then south, then turns west to enter Stagnolu Bay to the west of Saint-Cyprien. There are beautiful natural pools for swimming in the mountainous section and in the plains. Hydrology Measurements of the river flow were taken at the Lecci station from 1968 to 1980. The watershed above this station cover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ospedale Reservoir
The Ospedale Reservoir () is a reservoir in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It holds drinking water for the southeast of the island, including Porto-Vecchio. It is surrounded by a forest that has been designated a ''Zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique'' (ZNIEFF). Location The Ospedale Reservoir is in the commune of Porto-Vecchio to the north of the village of L'Ospedale. L'Ospedale () is a small mountain village at an altitude of . Its name means "hospital", since it was once the location of a regional hospital. The reservoir is formed by a dam (''Barrage de l'Ospedale'') on the Ruisseau de Palavesani, a tributary of the Oso river. It is southeast of the Punta di U Corbu. The D368 road runs along its southeast shore. Dam The dam was built in the late 1970s using levée techniques. It came into service in 1979 and is operated by the ''Office d’Equipement Hydraulique de Corse''. It is a riprap structure high and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsica
Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metropolitan France#Hexagon, French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, the nearest land mass. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 355,528. The island is a Single territorial collectivity, territorial collectivity of France, and is expected to achieve "a form of autonomy" in the near future. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative Departments of France, departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental Territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. Corsican aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud (; , or ; ) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Haute-Corse on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate council. Although its administrative powers were ceded to the new territorial collectivity, it remains an administrative department in its own right. In 2019, it had a population of 158,507.Populations légales 2019: 2A Corse-du-Sud INSEE History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (, ; or ) , , , , is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenians, Tyrrhenian people identified with the Etruscans of Italy. Geography The sea is bounded by the islands of Corsica and Sardinia (to the west), the Italian Peninsula (regions of Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata, and Calabria) to the north and east, and the island of Sicily (to the south). The Tyrrhenian Sea also includes a number of smaller islands like Capri, Elba, Ischia, and Ustica. The maximum depth of the sea is . The Tyrrhenian Sea is situated near where the African Plate, African and Eurasian Plates meet; therefore mountain chains and active volcanoes, such as Mount Marsili, are found in its depths. The eight Aeolian Islands and Ustica are located in the southern part of the sea, north of Sicily. Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Tyrrhenian Sea as follows: * In the Strait of Messina: A line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piscia Di Ghjaddu - Flickr - Xamad
Pescia () is an Italian city in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in a central zone between the cities Lucca and Florence, on the banks of the river of the same name. History Archaeological excavations have suggested that the Lombards built the first settlement here on the river banks. The name of the city comes in fact from the Lombardic word ' (cognate to ' in German), meaning "river". Lucca occupied and destroyed Pescia during the 13th century, but the town was quickly rebuilt. During the entire Middle Ages Florence and Lucca contended for the city, as the latter was located on the border between the two republics. In 1339, after almost ten years of war, Florence occupied it. The economy of the town was founded on mulberry cultivation and silkworm breeding. Heavily struck by the Black Death, Pescia overcame the demographic and economic depression which had ensued only at the end of the 15th century. At the end of the 17th century, the grand-du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lecci
Lecci is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Its name comes from the Italian word for holly oak, which was an important resource for many years. Population Sights *Torra di San Benedettu * Torra di San Ciprianu See also * Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department The following is a list of the 124 Communes of France, communes of the departments of France, department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 202 ... * Former railway station References Communes of Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{CorseSud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto-Vecchio
Porto-Vecchio (, ; or ; , , or (South)) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the marshy and alluvial east side of Corsica. It is the seat of two cantons: Bavella and Grand Sud. Prehistory To the north of the commune is to be found the prehistoric site of Torré, which has given its name to the Torréen Culture. Dated to the Corsican Bronze Age, it features circular or semi-circular (abutting) citadels of stone. In the direction of Figari, the hamlet of Ceccia also has prehistoric remains, and not far away is another Torréen site, Castellu di Tappa. Castellu d'Araghju is at , just above the village of Araggio. It has a circuit wall thick and high. West of the commune is the prehistoric site of Tivulaghju. History Porto-Vecchio is placed in a region that in earlier times was marshy and suffered greatly from malaria; however, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San-Gavino-di-Carbini
San-Gavino-di-Carbini is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department The following is a list of the 124 Communes of France, communes of the departments of France, department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 202 ... References Communes of Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{CorseSud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zonza
Zonza (; ) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Geography Zonza is located in the mountain chain of Barocagio-Marghese which extends to the south of the Incudine massif. This mountainous area extends 20 km from west to east from the village of Zonza to the Tyrrhenian Sea and 12 km from north to south from the Bavella pass to Mount Rossu. The village is situated in the Rizzansee river valley on the mountainside opposite Quenza on the D268 road which connects Bavella to Levie. To the east, the hamlet of Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio is the centre of a coastal area which is irrigated by the Cavu river. No communication road exists between these two parts of the commune. To travel from Zonza Village to St. Lucia, a distance of 17 km as the crow flies, the Zonza massif must be circled to the south and Ospedale forest passed through. This route is about 50 km and takes over an hour. History On 29 November 1993, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandre
Sandre stands for ''Service d’administration nationale des données et des référentiels sur l’eau'', or National Service for Water Data and Common Repositories Management of France. The Sandre service establishes the common water data language of the French national Water Information System (SIE: ''Système d’information sur l’eau''). Sandre is a division of the National Agency of Water and Aquatic Environments (Onema: ''Office national de l’eau et des milieux aquatiques''). Its technical secretariat is entrusted to the International Office for Water (OIE: ''Office International de l’Eau''). Missions The Sandre is in charge of describing water data and defining technical scenarios to allow data interchange between producers, users and databanks. These data are based on reference datasets (code lists) managed by the Sandre. Services The Sandre makes available specification documents (1) free of charge for water data interchanges. It maintains a permanent helpdesk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Corse-du-Sud
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sediment or alluvium carried by rivers shapes the landscape aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
