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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.

Lavezzi archipelago

Native name: Îles Lavezzi
Lavezzi archipelago, satellite view
Geography
Location	Strait of Bonifacio (Tyrrhenian Sea)
Coordinates	41.359932°N 9.252205°E / 41.359932; 9.252205
Administration
France
Department	Corse-du-Sud

Geography

The archipelago is located in about 4 kilometres (2 miles) from the Corsican mainland, 7 km (4 mi) from Cape Pertusato, and 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Bonifacio. It covers 5,123 ha in area and the highest point is 50 metres (164 feet). They include the southernmost point of Metropolitan France.

The two main islands are Cavallo (112 ha), the only inhabited island in the archipelago, and Lavezzu (Italian: Lavezzo, 66 ha), just on the south of Cavallo. The other islands or islets are, from west to east: Piana, Ratino, Porraggia and Sperduto (or Perduto).[1]

History

The archipelago was the site of the shipwreck of the French frigate Sémillante on February 15, 1855. On the island of Lavezzu there are two memorial cemeteries with the remains of the victims of the shipwreck.[2]

Bird colony

Between 255 and 400 pairs of Scopoli's shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea) breed each year on Lavezzu.[3] The breeding success of the shearwaters has increased since black rats (Rattus rattus) were eradicated from the island in 2000.[4]

These islands were the locale for Brigitte Bardot's 1952 film Manina, la fille sans voiles.

See also

• Maddalena archipelago

References

External links

На других языках

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[de] Îles Lavezzi

Die Îles Lavezzi sind eine aus etwa 100 kleinen Inseln und Felsenriffen, meist aus Granit, bestehende Inselgruppe in der Straße von Bonifacio zwischen Korsika und Sardinien. Sie liegt etwa vier Kilometer vom korsischen Festland entfernt.

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- [en] Lavezzi archipelago

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[es] Islas Lavezzi

Las islas Lavezzi (en francés, Îles Lavezzi; en corso, Isuli Lavezzi; en italiano, Isole di Lavezzi) es un pequeño archipiélago compuesto por un centenar de pequeñas islas o islotes graníticos localizados en aguas del estrecho de Bonifacio (mar Mediterráneo), entre las islas de Córcega y Cerdeña, a unos 10 km al sur de la localidad francesa de Bonifacio (Córcega). El conjunto comprende solamente una superficie total de 1,91 km² —el conjunto ocupa una superficie marina de 51,23 km² (5.123 ha)—, con una altura máxima de 50 m. La mayoría de los islotes pertenece a Francia, pero unos pocos son de Italia.

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[fr] Îles Lavezzi

Les îles Lavezzi sont un archipel de 23 îles, îlots et récifs granitiques situé à 10 kilomètres au sud-est de Bonifacio, en Corse-du-Sud. Il s'agit du point le plus méridional de la France métropolitaine. L'archipel tire son nom de l'une de ses îles : l'île Lavezzo.

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[it] Isole di Lavezzi

Lavezzi è un'isola posta al centro delle Bocche di Bonifacio e rappresenta (assieme al piccolo arcipelago di scogli che la circonda), il punto più meridionale della Francia metropolitana. È nota anche come i Lavezzi oppure gli scogli di Lavezzi se citata riferendosi anche al gruppo di scogli che la circondano.

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