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.
  • Island
  • …has 38 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,370 feet (420 metres)
  • …has the IATA airport code FOA
  • …is also known as “Foula Island”
  • Description: island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Discover Foula Airport and Da Sneug.
Aerodrome
Foula Airfield is an airfield located on the remote…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ham and South Ness.
is a hamlet.
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Latitude
60.1382° or 60° 8′ 17″ north
Longitude
-2.0745° or 2° 4′ 28″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB FOA
Open location code
9CGV4WQG+76
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Foula” goes by many names.
FoulaBasque
FoulaCatalan
FoulaCebuano
富拉岛Chinese
富拉島Chinese
FoulaCzech
FoulaDanish
FoulaDutch
فولاEgyptian Arabic
FoulaEstonian
FoulaFaroese
ΦούλαGreek
פאולהHebrew
פולהHebrew
FoulaHungarian
FoulaIrish
FughlaighIrish
FoulaItalian
フーラ島Japanese
FulaLithuanian
FoulaNorthern Frisian
FoulaNorwegian
FoulaNorwegian Bokmål
FoulaNorwegian Nynorsk
FoulaPolish
ФулаRussian
FoulaScots
FoulaScottish Gaelic
FughlaighScottish Gaelic
FoulaSlovak
FoulaSlovenian
FoulaSwedish
FoulaTurkish
ФулаUkrainian
FoulaWelsh

Localities in the Area

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