Furzey Island

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Furzey Island
latitude= 50.682527
longitude= -1.98372
map_type=Dorset
civil_parish=Corfe Castle
shire_district= Purbeck
shire_county= Dorset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster=South Dorset
os_grid_reference= SZ011870
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static_image_caption= Looking north-west from Brownsea Island - Furzey Island is centre, with Green Island directly behind, to the left

Furzey Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. The island lies to the south of the larger Brownsea Island. Seen from the water, or adjoining land, the island looks like another wild pineclad island. However, hidden in the trees is an oil well and gathering station for the Wytch Farm Oil Field, which is linked by pipeline to Hamble on Southampton Water. The tall oil rig, a big landmark of Southern Poole Harbour is the main landmark between Brownsea and Furzey. [cite web | title = Brownsea Island - What to see and do - Viewpoints | publisher = National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty | accessdate = August 29 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-brownseaisland/w-brownseaisland-seeanddo/w-brownseaisland-seeanddo-viewpoints.htm]

Furzey Island lies within the civil parish of Corfe Castle. The parish forms part of the Purbeck local government district.cite book | title = OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset | publisher = Ordnance Survey | year = 2006 | isbn = 978-0-319-23865-3 ]

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