Brownsea Island
Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour, in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust, with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Branksea”, “Île de Brownsea”, “Insula Brownsea”, and “Остров Браунси”
- Address: Poole, Dorset BH13 7EE
Places of Interest
Highlights: Brownsea Castle and South Shore Lodge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maryland and Sandbanks.
Maryland
Locality
Maryland is a deserted village on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England.
Brownsea Island
- Categories: tourism, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Studland, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.69178° or 50° 41′ 30″ north
Longitude
-1.97187° or 1° 58′ 19″ west
Population
30
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9C2WM2RH+P7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yes
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Brownsea Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة براونسي”
- Bulgarian: “Браунси”
- Catalan: “Illa de Brownsea”
- Cebuano: “Brownsea Island”
- Chinese: “白浪岛”
- Chinese: “白浪島”
- Czech: “Brownsea”
- Danish: “Brownsea Island”
- Dutch: “Brownsea Island”
- Esperanto: “Insulo Brownsea”
- Finnish: “Brownsean saari”
- French: “Brownsea Island”
- German: “Brownsea Island”
- Hungarian: “Brownsea Island”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Brownsea”
- Italian: “isola di Brownsea”
- Italian: “Isola di Brownsea”
- Japanese: “ブラウンシー島”
- Javanese: “Pulo Brownsea”
- Korean: “브라운시섬”
- Latin: “Brunci insula”
- Malay: “Pulau Brownsea”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brownsea Island”
- Polish: “Brownsea”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Brownsea”
- Russian: “Браунси”
- Slovenian: “Brownsea Island”
- Spanish: “Isla de Brownsea”
- Swedish: “Brownsea Island”
- Thai: “เกาะบราวน์ซี”
- Turkish: “Brownsea Adası”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Brownsea”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Barnes Bottom and Portland Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Natural Play Area and East Lake.
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