The island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea is pretty big.The northern tip is at 43 degrees north, 9 degrees 25 minutes east.The southern tip is at 41 degrees 22 minutes north, 9 degrees 15minutes east.Each minute of latitude difference equates to 1 nautical mile,so it is easy to calculate that Corsica is 1 degree and 38 minuteslong, or 98 nautical miles from north to south.