Corsica is at the base of Cap Corse.
 Although the region is divided into two administrative departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica
The island is 90 km (56 mi) from Tuscany in Italy and 170 km (110 mi) from the Cte d'Azur in France

