The Iles Sanguinaires (Isles Sanguinaires) near Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud) on the island of Corsica, France
The Sanguinaires Islands is an archipelago of four rocky islands of magmatic origin composed of a dark rock, diorite and a lighter rock, a monzonitic granite. Colonies of seabirds nest there in peace; the yellow-legged gull, more rarely the gray shearwater, the laughing gull and Audouin's gull. An original flora, made up of more than 150 species on Mezu Mare, the main island, some rare or even absent from the rest of Corsica, including the spectacular fly-eating arum. The human presence dates back to the 16th century with the construction of a Genoese tower on the site of the current lighthouse. In 1806 Mezu Mare became a health post with the construction of a lazaretto, now in ruins, intended for coral fishermen returning from Africa. The semaphore was commissioned in 1865 and decommissioned in 1955. The lighthouse was automated in 1985. The archipelago was purchased by the General Council of Corsica in 1973.
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Location: Route des Sanguinaires, 20000 Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France, Europe
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