Poole Harbour

Poole Harbour
Aerial view of the harbour entrance, looking west-north-west. The large island just inside the entrance is Brownsea Island; to its left are Furzey Island and then Green Island.
Poole Harbour is located in Dorset
Poole Harbour
Poole Harbour
Location in Dorset
LocationDorset, England
Coordinates50°41′45″N 1°59′19″W / 50.69583°N 1.98861°W / 50.69583; -1.98861
Surface elevation0 metres (0 ft)
Official namePoole Harbour
Designated22 July 1999
Reference no.1005[1]

Poole Harbour is a large natural harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley (ria) formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being the Frome. The harbour has a long history of human settlement stretching to pre-Roman times. The harbour is extremely shallow (average depth 48 cm [19 in]), with one main dredged channel through the harbour, from the mouth to Holes Bay.[2]

Poole Harbour has an area of approximately 36 km2 (14 sq mi).[3] It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world" (after Port Jackson, Sydney).[4]

  1. ^ "Poole Harbour". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Jersey Poole Ferry website
  3. ^ Poole Harbour Facts Archived 26 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Poole Harbour Study Group. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Hotels in Cobh | Hotels Cobh | 3 Star Hotels Cork". commodorehotel.ie.

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