Corsica

Add-on       :  France I
Localisation :  French isle, Mediterranean
Area         :  8680 km2
Maximum depth:  2660 m

Chart        :  Hydrographic Office, Admiralty Charts
                And Publications, 1999.

Corsica has 240200 inhabitants. Generally the island has a
mountainous landscape, and is accessible by a number of bays.

The tourism, which is developed  mostly at the coast, the sheep-
farming, the wine-growing and the agricultural products fruit
and vegetables, are the most important sources of income for
the island.

The west coast of the island is bounded on the Mediterranean,
while the east coast is bounded on the Tyrrheen Sea.

Ajaccio and Bastia are the two most important citys of the
island.

The area has 5 ports:
                         * Ajaccio
                         * Bastia
                         * Calvi
                         * Porto-Vecchio
                         * Propriano
