Flodaigh

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See also: Flodday (disambiguation)
Flodaigh
Location
Flodaigh (Scotland)
Flodaigh
Flodaigh
Flodaigh shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference: NF846553
Names
Gaelic name: Flodaigh
Meaning of name: "Float island", from Norse
Area and Summit
Area: 145 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands): 126
Highest elevation: 20 m
Population
Population (2001): 11
Population rank (inhabited Scottish islands): 72 out of 97
Groupings
Island Group: Uists and Barra
Local Authority: Na h-Eileanan Siar
Scotland
References: [1][2][3][4]

Flodaigh is a tidal island lying to the north of Benbecula and south of Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is connected to Benbecula by a causeway.

The area is 145 hectares and in 2001 the population was 11. The 2001 Census refers to the island by its anglified name of 'Flodda'.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543. 
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map [map].
  4. ^ Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. General Register Office for Scotland (28 Nov 2003). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.

Coordinates: 57°28′43″N 7°15′44″W / 57.47861, -7.26222

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