Foulness Island Foulness Island Foulness Island () is an island on the east coast of Essex in England, which is separated from the mainland by narrow creeks. In the 2001 census, the usually resident population of the civil parish was 212, living in the settlements of Churchend and Courtsend, at the north end of the island. The population reduced to 151 at the 2011 Census. The island had until recently a general store and post office. The George and Dragon pub in Churchend closed in 2007, while the church closed in May 2010. Foulness Island is predominantly farmland and is protected from
Nan'ao County of the county is the island of Nan'ao, which lies 2 – 5 miles off the coast of Guangdong. The county also includes a few minor islands nearby, in particular the Nanpeng Archipelago, a chain of islets located some to the southeast from the Nan'ao Island. The county has a land area of , and a population of 70,000. Nan'ao island lies on the Tropic of Cancer. Nan'ao County Nan'ao County (postal: Namoa; ) is a county in Shantou Prefecture-level city, Guangdong Province, China. Nan'ao Island remained under the control of the Nationalists for a few months after the Communists