Foula

Foula is one of the , some 20 miles out into the Atlantic west of Shetland Mainland. In 2022 it had a population of just 17.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Foula Island” and “Île de Foula”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Foula Airport and Da Sneug.

Aerodrome
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Foula Airfield is an airfield located on the remote…

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ham and South Ness.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a locality.

Foula

Latitude
60.1382° or 60° 8′ 17″ north
Longitude
-2.0745° or 2° 4′ 28″ west
Population
38
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
IATA airport code
FOA
UN/LOCODE
GB FOA
Open location code
9CGV4WQG+76
Geo­Names ID
2649152
Wiki­data ID
Q932332
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Foula” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Foula”
  • Catalan: “Foula”
  • Cebuano: “Foula”
  • Chinese: “富拉岛”
  • Chinese: “富拉島”
  • Czech: “Foula”
  • Danish: “Foula”
  • Dutch: “Foula”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فولا”
  • Estonian: “Foula”
  • Faroese: “Foula”
  • French: “Foula”
  • German: “Foula”
  • Greek: “Φούλα”
  • Hebrew: “פאולה”
  • Hebrew: “פולה”
  • Hungarian: “Foula”
  • Irish: “Foula”
  • Irish: “Fughlaigh”
  • Italian: “Foula”
  • Japanese: “フーラ島”
  • Lithuanian: “Fula”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Foula”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Foula”
  • Norwegian: “Foula”
  • Polish: “Foula”
  • Portuguese: “Foula”
  • Russian: “Фула”
  • Scots: “Foula”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Foula”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Fughlaigh”
  • Slovak: “Foula”
  • Slovenian: “Foula”
  • Spanish: “Foula”
  • Swedish: “Foula”
  • Turkish: “Foula”
  • Ukrainian: “Фула”
  • Welsh: “Foula”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hamnafield and Ouvrafandal.

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