England

Asparagus Island

Asparagus Island (Cornish: Enys Merlosowen) is a small tidal island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, within the parish of Mullion, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It lies within Kynance Cove, a popular tourist site on the western side of The Lizard peninsula and is named after the rare wild asparagus (

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Typesea island
Area0.0116 km²
Location49.97377, -5.23313

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Geology

Bedrock: Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian (Ultramafitite), Devonian–Devonian. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026, licensed under the BGS Open Data Licence (OGL v3.0). Source: BGS DigMapGB-625 Bedrock & Superficial WMS.

Nearby and related islands

Belle Isle (Windermere)
Brownsea Island
Burgh Island
Eel Pie Island
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Wight
Lindisfarne (Holy Island)
Lundy

Sources

Wikidata · Q17985631 · CC0

Last reviewed: 2026-08-13.