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Round Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. It lies just off the shore of the Arne Peninsula in the south-west of the harbour, and is separated from the nearby uninhabited Long Island by a narrow channel only a few feet wide.[1][2]

Round Island

Round Island viewed from the western shore of Poole Harbour
Round Island
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceSY988874
Civil parish
  • Corfe Castle
District
  • Purbeck
Shire county
  • Dorset
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • South Dorset
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50.686125°N 2.016281°W / 50.686125; -2.016281

The island is 15 acres in size, being a private property with a mix of grassy paddocks and woodland.

Round Island lies within the civil parish of Corfe Castle. The parish forms part of the Purbeck local government district.[1]


References


  1. OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset. Ordnance Survey. 2006. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.
  2. "Harbour island is 'dream' location". BBC. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.






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