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Strait of Bonifacio

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The Strait of Bonifacio connects and separates the islands of Corsica and Sardinia. It is named for the Corsican town of Bonifacio, the island's southernmost, itself named for Boniface I, Margrave of Tuscany, who founded a citadel on the site around 828 CE.

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