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    Lavezzi archipelago

    Îles Lavezzi

    The Archipelago of Lavezzi (French: Îles Lavezzi; Corsican: Isuli Lavezzi; Italian: Isole di Lavezzi) is a collection of small granite islands and reefs in the Strait of Bonifacio that separates Corsica from Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea.

    Île Cavallo
    Île Cavallo

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    253 landforms

    Overview

    The Archipelago of Lavezzi (French: Îles Lavezzi; Corsican: Isuli Lavezzi; Italian: Isole di Lavezzi) is a collection of small granite islands and reefs in the Strait of Bonifacio that separates Corsica from Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. They are administered from the town of Bonifacio (French department of Corse-du-Sud) on Corsica.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands2
    • Islets34
    • Rocks & skerries215

    Major islands

    2
    • Cavallo

      Cavallo

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      28 m

      Cavallo (Corsican: Isula di Cavaddu; Bonifacian dialect: Isula Cavaddu) is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea located between Corsica and Sardinia. Cavallo is the southernmost inhabited territory of metropolitan France and part of the commune of Bonifacio, Corsica.

    • Île Lavezzu

      Île Lavezzu

      Area
      0.65 km²
      High point
      29 m

    Minor islands

    2

    • Lavezzo Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sperduto Grand Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Rocks & skerries

    215

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 4 of 253; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m29 mÎle Lavezzu28 mCavallo
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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