Brownsea Island the island received 133,340 visitors. The island's name comes from Anglo-Saxon "Brūnoces īeg" = "Brūnoc's island". Brownsea Island lies in Poole Harbour opposite the town of Poole in Dorset, England. It is the largest of eight islands in the harbour. The island can be reached by one of the public ferries or by private boat. There is a wharf and a small dock near the main castle. The island is long and wide and consists of of woodland (pine and oak), heathland and salt-marsh. The entire island, except the church and a few other buildings which are leased or managed
Richmond Island Richmond Island Richmond Island, or Richmond's Island, is an island off the coast of Cape Elizabeth in Cumberland County, Maine, in the United States. The island's name honors Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond. Privately owned and unoccupied, it is notable as the site of a permanent fishing post in the 17th century, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for the significance of that post's archaeological remains. Richmond Island is located off the southern coast of Cape Elizabeth, near the northeastern end of Saco Bay in the Gulf of