U Sbiru

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U Sbiru
U Sbiru (center) between Île de l'Oga (left) and Île de Porri (right), view from the southeast
U Sbiru (center) between Île de l'Oga (left) and Île de Porri (right), view from the southeast
Waters Mediterranean Sea
Archipelago Îles Sanguinaires
Geographical location 41 ° 53 '14 "  N , 8 ° 36' 10"  E Coordinates: 41 ° 53 '14 "  N , 8 ° 36' 10"  E
U Sbiru (Corse-du-Sud)
U Sbiru
length 50 m
width 50 m
surface 0.25 ha
Highest elevation 13  m
Residents uninhabited
U Sbiru (left foreground), view from the north

U Sbiru is a small uninhabited island in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to France .

It is located about 900 meters off the west coast of Corsica and belongs to the area of ​​the city of Ajaccio . The bare rock, made of red porphyry rock, belongs to the Îles Sanguinaires archipelago . U Sbriu has a diameter of about 50 meters and a height of 13 meters. U Sbiru lies between the somewhat larger islands of Île de l'Oga in the southwest and the somewhat more distant Île de Porri in the northeast. The archipelago is designated as a nature reserve.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Parata, Iles Sanguinaires on www.la-corse-autrement.com (French)