Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Bastia ( French and Corsican : Bastia ) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse .
Simplified: Bastia is situated in the northeast of Corsica , at the base of Cap Corse , Bastia is the main port of the island and its principal commercial town .