Flotta
Flotta is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow. The island is known for its large oil terminal and is linked by Orkney Ferries to Houton on the Orkney Mainland, Lyness on Hoy and Longhope on South Walls.Places of Interest
Highlights: Flotta oil terminal and Flotta Airport.
Flotta Airport
Aerodrome
Flotta Isle Airport is a small airport located on the Orkney isle of Flotta.
Fara
Island
Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying… Fara is situated 2 miles northwest of Flotta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whome and Point of Hackness.
Point of Hackness
Locality
Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Flotta.
Flotta
- Type: Island
- Description: small island in Orkney, Scotland, UK, lying in Scapa Flow
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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
UN/LOCODE
GB FLH
Open location code
9CCRRVMM+88
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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
Places to explore: Ayre Point and Braid Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Curries Firth and West Hill.
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