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This island was formed by the uplift of granite. It is the most mountainous island in the Mediterranean . It is the 4th largest in the Medditerrean . Mountains form 2/3 of the island. Forest make up 20% of the island . It is 90 kilometers from Tuscany, Italy and 110 kilometers from Cote d'Azur , France . Sardinia borders it in the south seperated by the strait of Bonifacio. Ecologically and climatically the island is divided into three zones . Below 600 meters is the coastal zone with a mediterranean climate with hot , dry summers and mild , rainy winters . The natural vegetation of Corsica is Mediterranean forests , woodlands and shrubs . There are many of Europe's best hiking trails located here. From 600 to 1800 metres , there is a temeperate zone where the mountains are cooler and wetter and home to the Corsican montane broadleaf . Above 1800 metres , it is a high apline zone with sparse vegetation and uninhabited.