Poole Harbour

50.695833 - 1.988611Koordinaten: 50 ° 41 ' 45 " N, 1 ° 59' 19 " W

Poole Harbour is a large natural harbor at Poole in Dorset, on the south coast of England, just north of Studland Bay and just west of the town of Bournemouth.

The port

It lies at the mouth of several small rivers - River Frome, River Piddle, River Corfe and Sherford River - have eroded here a flooded by seawater Valley ( Ria ) from the relatively soft ground. This former river valleys that are now artificially deepened today allow vessel traffic in Poole Harbour, which otherwise has an average depth of only 48 cm. Poole Harbour will lay claim to be the largest natural harbor in the world, with 38 km ². This claim is in Europe but exceeded, for example, from Cork Harbour in Cork in Ireland and around the world include the ports of Halifax, Vancouver and San Francisco, the largest natural harbors.

Use

For centuries, the natural harbor of Poole is very popular, although it was unsuitable for large ships. During World War II the port played an important role as a starting point for many ships that took part in the Normandy invasion in June 1944. Today drive from Poole Harbour for ferries to France and the luxury yacht builder Sunseeker has there his yard.

Brownsea Iceland

At the entrance of Poole Harbour Brownsea the small island of Iceland who can hike within two hours. The island belongs to Studland and is under protection because it is one of the last habitat of the red squirrel in England next to the Isle of Man. On the island, the first sample of the scout camp with 21 boys place from 25 July to 9 August 1907, directed by Robert Baden- Powell.