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Flodaigh Mòr

Flodaigh Mòr

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See also: Flodday

Flodaigh Mòr (or Floddaymore) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

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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.[3]

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. [2]
    2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. [3]
    Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. [4]
    Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.

57°29′54″N 7°9′12″W


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