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Bonifacio is located directly on the Mediterranean Sea, separated from Sardinia by the Strait of Bonifacio.It is a city placed on the best and only major harbour of the southern coast and also is a commune covering a somewhat larger region including the offshore Isles Lavezzi, giving it the distinction of being the southernmost commune in Metropolitan France.
The most famous disaster in the Strait of Bonifacio was that of the French frigate Sémillante on February 15, 1855. Sémillante had left the port of Toulon the day before on her way into the Black Sea to supply the Crimean War with troops. A storm caused her to hit a reef; the ship sank and none of the 750 soldiers on board survived.
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). [2] The Tyrrhenian Sea also includes a number of smaller islands like Capri, Elba, Ischia, and Ustica. [3]
São Bonifácio is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]The municipality contains part of the 84,130 hectares (207,900 acres) Serra do Tabuleiro State Park, a protected area created in 1975.
Post Proper Southside, also known as Post Proper South, Barangay 31, or simply Southside, is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Philippines. It is one of the ten Embo barangays, and one of the two Inner Fort Bonifacio barangays, the other one being the Post Proper Northside .
The line ran south along the east coast, partly on land, partly on sea, from Cap Corse to Ajaccio, where a second cable crossed the Strait of Bonifacio. Brett's intended links across Sardinia and through the deeps to Bona, Algeria, failed because of decimation of the crews by malaria and the technical difficulties of laying cable in deep waters ...
It is located 2 km west of Bonifacio, at the southern tip of Corsica in the Réserve naturelle des Bouches de Bonifacio . [1] It is a recreational spot for hiking. [ 2 ]
Bonifacio, a town in Corsica, France; Strait of Bonifacio, separating Corsica from Sardinia; Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental, a municipality in the Philippines; Bonifacio Global City, a central business district in Metro Manila, Philippines; Fort Bonifacio, an army camp in Metro Manila, Philippines; Liwasang Bonifacio, a public square in Manila ...