Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Regional Natural Park of Corsica (French: Parc Naturel Régional de Corse, Corsican: Parcù di Corsica) is a natural park. It was listed in 1972 and then relisted for 10 years in June 1999. The Natural Park covers nearly 40% of the island of Corsica. [1]
Alesani Reservoir (French: Réservoir d'Alesani) or Alesani Lake (French: Lac de l'Alesani) is a reservoir in the Haute-Corse department of France formed in 1970 by damming the Alesani River with the Alesani Dam (French: Barrage d'Alésani). It is the main source of irrigation water along the east coast of Haute-Corse, and it also supplies ...
The Scandola Nature Reserve is located on the west coast of the French island of Corsica, within the Corsica Regional Park.The reserve was established in 1975. The park and reserve has been recognized by the United Nations as a Natural UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983 because of its beauty, rich biodiversity, and maquis shrubland.
The watercourse is 24.8 kilometres (15.4 mi) long. [1]The Abatesco originates 200 metres (660 ft) south of the summit of Monte Formicola, which is 1,981 metres (6,499 ft) high, at an altitude of 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) in the commune of San-Gavino-di-Fiumorbo.
Situated on the eastern coast of Corsica nearly 20 km (12 mi) to the south of Bastia, the commune extends itself to the mountainous summit as far as the twisted lagoon of La Marana bordering the Tyrrhenian Sea. The international airport of Bastia - Poretta is situated in the commune.
The Codole dam (French: Barrage de Codole) was built in the early 1980s by the Société de Développement Agricole de la Corse (SOMIVAC) to supply water to the eastern part of the Balagne for drinking and irrigation. [5] It was commissioned in 1984. It is a rockfill dam with a height of 28 metres (92 ft) and crest length of 460 metres (1,510 ...
The Étang de Diane [a] (Corsican: Stagnu di Diana) is a coastal lagoon beside the Tyrrhenian Sea on the east coast of Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica. The lagoon served as a port for the Ancient Greeks , and then for the Romans .
(in Spanish) El Parque Natural, official page on the site of the municipality of Segura de la Sierra. Includes a map of the park and a list of the municipalities that fall within it. (in Spanish) Parque Natural Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas, official page on the site of the Andalusian Autonomous Government.