Poole
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Locator map for the English administrative region of Poole.
Unitary authority in southwest England, created in 1997 from part of Dorset.
Area
64 sq km/25 sq miTowns and cities
Poole (administrative headquarters), Broadstone, Hillbournes, SandbanksFeatures
River Stour formers northern border of authority; Poole Harbour; Holes Bay; Pergins Island; Maritime Museum (Poole); Compton Acres themed gardens (including water, rock, heather, Japanese, Roman, Italian); Canford Heath, tumuli field; Sandbanks spit guarding entrance to harbour; ferry from Poole to Brownsea Island and the Channel IslandsIndustries
boat building and repair, tourism, electro-mechanical engineering, marine engineering and marine electronics, electrical systems, aeronautical instrumentsPopulation
(2001) 138,300Famous people
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