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Papa Stronsay

Papa Stronsay is a small island in , , lying north east of . It is 74 hectares in size, and 13 metres above sea level at its highest point.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stronsay Airport and Holm of Huip.

Aerodrome
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located 15 nautical miles northeast by north of on , Orkney Islands, . Stronsay Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.

Islet
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a small island in the Orkney Islands, in Spurness Sound to the north west of . The Holm has a cairn on it, and a number of grey seals.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Stronsay.

Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the village on the island of , in the Orkney Islands of . It is a small village with about 50 houses. It also has a shop, a café and heritage centre, known as the Fish Mart; the Stronsay Hotel, with attached pub; a post office, a fisherman's pier and a ferry pier.

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the , with a population in 2011 of 349. It's low-lying, indented by three large bays, with its main settlement at Whitehall.

Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the island of in , Scotland. The B9068 road runs from to Scar and the B9069 from to Northwall. is situated 6 miles north of Papa Stronsay.

Papa Stronsay

Latitude
59.15193° or 59° 9′ 7″ north
Longitude
-2.58957° or 2° 35′ 22″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9CFV5C26+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4569291
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2640630
Wiki­data ID
Q1411576
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Satellite Map

Discover Papa Stronsay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Papa Stronsay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Cebuano: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Chinese: “帕帕斯特隆賽島”
  • Danish: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Dutch: “Papa Stronsay”
  • French: “Papa Stronsay”
  • German: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Italian: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Japanese: “パパ・ストロンゼー島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Norwegian: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Polish: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Russian: “Папа-Стронсей”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Spanish: “Papa Stronsay”
  • Swedish: “Papa Stronsay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Woods Yard (old fish curing yard) and Grice Ness.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mill Loch and Golgotha Monastery.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Papa Stronsay”. Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.