Furzey Island
Furzey Island is an island in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. Furzey Island is situated nearby to the locality Pottery Pier, as well as near Maryland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Furzey Island and Brownsea Island.
Furzey Island
Island
Photo: LordHarris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furzey Island is an island in Poole Harbour, in the English county of Dorset; it lies to the south of the larger Brownsea Island. Seen from the water or adjoining land, it looks like another wild pineclad island; however, hidden in the trees are twenty-two oil wells split into two well-sites for the Wytch Farm Oil Field, which is linked by pipeline to Hamble on Southampton Water.
Brownsea Island
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.
Green Island
Island
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Green Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. It lies in the central south part of the harbour, south of Brownsea Island and Furzey Island.
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. It was named for the wife of its founder, Colonel William Petrie Waugh.
Sandbanks
Suburb
Sandbanks is an affluent neighbourhood of Poole, Dorset, on the south coast of England, situated on a narrow spit of around 1 km2 or 0.39 sq mi extending into the mouth of Poole Harbour. Sandbanks is situated 1½ miles east of Furzey Island.
Poole
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poole is a coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. Poole is a tourist resort, attracting visitors with its large natural harbour, history, the Lighthouse arts centre and Blue Flag beaches.
Furzey Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.68319° or 50° 40′ 60″ northLongitude
-1.98521° or 1° 59′ 7″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C2WM2M7+7WGeoNames ID
13286327
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