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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 ...
Brownsea Island Scout camp, is a historic Scout campsite on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour in southern England, which was the site of Robert Baden-Powell's 1907 experimental camp for boys to test ideas for his book Scouting for Boys, which led to the rapid growth of the Scout movement.
The parish includes Brownsea Island within the harbour. [2] In the 2011 census the parish had 182 households and a population of 425, [3] though many of the houses in the village are holiday homes, second homes, or guest houses, and the village's population varies depending upon the season. Studland is famous for its beaches and nature reserve.
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
Alney Island: River Severn: Big Island: Carsington Water: Bird Island: Stocks Reservoir, Lancashire [2] Bridgemarsh Island: River Crouch, Essex: Denny Island: Chew Valley Lake: Flat Island: Carsington Water: Haddiscoe Island (or Chedgrave Island or simply 'The Island') Between River Waveney, River Yare and New Cut [3] Horseshoe Island ...
Tristan da Cunha, a group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, is the most isolated inhabited archipelago on the planet, making its 242 residents quite self-sufficent.
Green Island, one of the islands within Poole Harbour. Poole Harbour is the location of a number of islands, of various sizes. These islands include: Brownsea Island is near the sea entrance at Sandbanks. Furzey Island is south of Brownsea Island. Green Island is directly south of Furzey island. Long Island is near the Arne Peninsula. Round Island
The memorial was unveiled on 13 August 2008, [3] facing Brownsea Island. [4] The island was the site of Baden-Powell's first camp in 1907 which is seen as the start of the Scout and Guide movement.