Flotta

Flotta is a small island in , , lying in . The island is known for its large and is linked by Orkney Ferries to on the , on and on .
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Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Flotta oil terminal and Flotta Airport.

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The is a major crude oil reception, processing, storage and export facility on the island of Flotta, in the south of in the It receives and processes crude oil delivered by a subsea pipeline from the Piper, Claymore, Tartan and Golden Eagle platforms and associated fields.

Aerodrome
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Flotta Isle Airport is a small airport located on the isle of Flotta. The asphalt runway orientation is at 16/34, with an elevation of 70 feet, and is 2,490 feet in length.

Island
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is a small in , , lying in between the islands of Flotta and . It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. is situated 2 miles northwest of Flotta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whome and Point of Hackness.

Village
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, referred to as Burnside by locals, is the largest settlement on the island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Flotta.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3 miles east of Flotta.

Flotta

Latitude
58.83333° or 58° 50′ north
Longitude
-3.11667° or 3° 7′ west
Population
80
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
IATA airport code
FLH
United Nations Location Code
GB FLH
Open location code
9CCRRVMM+88
Geo­Names ID
2649274
Wiki­data ID
Q385306
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Flotta” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Flotta”
  • Cebuano: “Flotta, Orkney Islands”
  • Cebuano: “Flotta”
  • Chinese: “弗洛塔島”
  • Danish: “Flotta”
  • Dutch: “Flotta”
  • French: “Flotta”
  • French: “Île de Flotta”
  • German: “Flotta”
  • Greek: “Φλότα”
  • Hebrew: “פלוטה”
  • Italian: “Flotta”
  • Japanese: “フロッタ島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Flotta”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Flotta”
  • Norwegian: “Flotta”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Flotta”
  • Spanish: “Flotta”
  • Swedish: “Flotta, Orkneyöarna”
  • Swedish: “Flotta”
  • Welsh: “Flotta”

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Localities in the Area

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