Strait of Bonifacio
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The Strait of Bonifacio is a narrow, often treacherous sea passage in the Mediterranean that separates the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and connects the Tyrrhenian Sea with the western Mediterranean.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| between |
Corsica
ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
French territorial waters
ⓘ
Italian territorial waters ⓘ |
| connects |
Tyrrhenian Sea
ⓘ
Western Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
western Mediterranean Sea
|
| country |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | subject to environmental protection measures ⓘ |
| hasCurrent | strong tidal and wind-driven currents ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | marine protected areas nearby ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliffs along Corsican coast
ⓘ
islets and reefs ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
narrow channels
ⓘ
submerged rocks ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
French
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 100 meters ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth | about 11 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Lavezzi Islands
ⓘ
Maddalena Archipelago ⓘ |
| hasRisk | maritime accidents ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic sea cliffs at Bonifacio ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rocky shoals
ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ treacherous navigation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bonifacio ⓘ |
| navigationRegulation | restrictions on hazardous cargo ships ⓘ |
| near |
northern Sardinia
ⓘ
southern Corsica ⓘ town of Bonifacio ⓘ |
| partOf |
international maritime routes
ⓘ
sea route between Tyrrhenian Sea and western Mediterranean ⓘ shipping routes in the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Western Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
western Mediterranean Sea
|
| region | between Corsica and Sardinia ⓘ |
| separates |
Corsica
ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Mistral
ⓘ
surface form:
Mistral winds
frequent storms ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
ferry traffic ⓘ maritime navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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