Round Island (Dorset)

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Round Island
latitude= 50.686125
longitude= -2.016281
map_type=Dorset
civil_parish=Corfe Castle
shire_district= Purbeck
shire_county= Dorset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster=South Dorset
os_grid_reference= SY988874

Round Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. It lies just off the shore of the Arne Peninsular 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.cite book | title = OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset | publisher = Ordnance Survey | year = 2006 | isbn = 978-0-319-23865-3 ] cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7083765.stm | title = Harbour island is 'dream' location | publisher = BBC | date = 2007-11-09 | accessdate = 2007-11-09]

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.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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