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Place nameCorsica
Other namesCorse, Corse, La, Córcega, Isla de, Korsika, Cyrnos, Kurnos
CountryFrance
Latitude42
Longitude9
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Inhabited in ancient times by Etruscans, Phoenicians, Phocaeans, and Carthaginians; went to Rome in the 3rd century BCE, to Vandals in the 5th century CE, then to Byzantines; later held by Goths, Franks, and Saracens; disputed by Pisa and Genoa from the 14th century.
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