U Sbiru
U Sbiru | ||
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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 | |
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length | 50 m | |
width | 50 m | |
surface | 0.25 ha | |
Highest elevation | 13 m | |
Residents | uninhabited |
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.