Calf of Flotta
The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller island by a larger one.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Nevi Skerry and Flotta oil terminal.
Nevi Skerry
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nevi Skerry is a skerry situated in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The skerry is situated approximately 1 km east of Flotta and approximately 2 km north-west of South Ronaldsay, at the northern end of the Sound of Hoxa.
Flotta oil terminal
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Flotta oil terminal is a major crude oil reception, processing, storage and export facility on the island of Flotta, in the south of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. It receives and processes crude oil delivered by a subsea pipeline from the Piper, Claymore, Tartan and Golden Eagle platforms and associated fields. Flotta oil terminal is situated 2 miles southwest of Calf of Flotta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whome and Hoxa.
Whome
Village
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Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay. Whome is situated 2 miles southwest of Calf of Flotta.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road. Hoxa is situated 2½ miles southeast of Calf of Flotta.
Hoxa Head
Locality
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southeast of Calf of Flotta.
Calf of Flotta
- Type: Islet
- Description: small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.85347° or 58° 51′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.07324° or 3° 4′ 24″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9CCRVW3G+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 4569431OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2654001Wikidata ID
Q1749964
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Calf of Flotta” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Calf of Flotta”
- Dutch: “Calf of Flotta”
- French: “Calf of Flotta”
- Italian: “Calf of Flotta”
- Japanese: “カフ・オブ・フロッタ島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Calf of Flotta”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Calf of Flotta”
- Spanish: “Calf of Flotta”
- Swedish: “Calf of Flotta”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include YMCA, Flotta (WW1 ruins) and Old pier (post-medieval).
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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 “Calf of Flotta”. Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.