Flodaigh
| Flodaigh | |
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| Location | |
  Flodaigh
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| 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: | 126 |
| Highest elevation: | 20 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 11 |
| Population rank: | 72 out of 98 |
| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Uists and Barra |
| Local Authority: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
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| References: | [1][2][3][4] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. | |
For other places with the same name, see Flodday (disambiguation).
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 island is 145 hectares and in 2001 had a population of 11. The 2001 Census refers to the island by its anglified name of 'Flodda'.
Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map [map].
- ^ "Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands". General Register Office for Scotland (2003-11-28). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
Coordinates: 57°28′43″N 7°15′44″W / 57.47861, -7.26222
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