Corporation Island
| Corporation Island | ||
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 and the Flowerpot Islands beyond (view from Richmond Bridge ) |
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| Waters | Thames | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Corporation Island is an island in the tidal stretch of the Thames in England. It lies between the Richmond Bridge and the Richmond Railway Bridge opposite the Richmond bank .
The island is uninhabited and heavily overgrown with willows and poplars . Herons live on the island .
Just a little downstream from Corporation Island are the two small islands known as Flowerpot Islands ( 51 ° 28 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ E ). The two islands are almost completely artificially fortified and only offer a few trees.
See also
Web links
- Landscape Character Reach No 9: Richmond (PDF) Thames Landscape Strategy. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2009.