Flodaigh Mòr
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- See also: Flodday (disambiguation)
Flodaigh Mòr | |
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Location | |
Flodaigh Mòr shown within Scotland. | |
OS grid reference: | NF913570 |
Names | |
Gaelic name: | Flodaigh |
Meaning of name: | "big raft island", from Norse |
Area and Summit | |
Area: | 58 ha |
Area rank (Scottish islands): | 182 |
Highest elevation: | 28 m |
Population | |
Population (2001): | 0
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Groupings | |
Island Group: | Uists and Barra |
Local Authority: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
References: | [1][2][3] |
Flodaigh Mòr (or Floddaymore) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
[edit] Geography and geology
Flodaigh Mòr lies east of North Uist, close offshore to Ronay. It contains a large freshwater loch (with its own islets). The eastern headland (Rubha nan Caorach) is almost detached. To the north, skerries almost connect to Floddaybeg.[2]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map [map].
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