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Strait of Bonifacio

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disaster in 1993, the passage through the Strait of Bonifacio has been prohibited for French and Italian flag ships with
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with troops. A storm caused her to hit a reef; the ship sank and none of the 750 soldiers on board survived.
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The Strait as seen from the northernmost tip of Sardinia; the southern coast of Corsica is barely visible.
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The most famous disaster in the Strait of Bonifacio was that of the
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Corsican
Gallurese
Sardinian

Strait of Bonifacio is located in Mediterranean
Strait of Bonifacio is located in France
Strait of Bonifacio is located in Italy
Mediterranean Sea
41°18′43″N 9°12′46″E / 41.31194°N 9.21278°E / 41.31194; 9.21278
Type
Strait
Basin
France
Italy
Bonifacio
French
Italian
Corsican
Gallurese
Sardinian
Ligurian
Latin
strait
Corsica
Sardinia
Bonifacio
Tyrrhenian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
sailors
weather

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