Norse name | Papey |
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Meaning of name | Island of the papar |
Papa, seen from the south |
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Location | |
Papa shown within Shetland
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OS grid reference | HU364376 |
Coordinates | 60°07′N 1°20′W / 60.12°N 1.34°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Shetland |
Area | 59 ha (146 acres) |
Area rank | 183= |
Highest elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Shetland Islands |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References |
Papa (Old Norse: Papey, meaning "the island of the priests") is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland.
Papa lies north west of Burra and east of Oxna in the Shetland Islands. The population was 20 in 1871, 14 in 1881 and 23 in 1891. The last residents left between 1891 and 1930. Most habitation was on the eastern end of the island, the peninsula East Head of Papa. A beached loch and a low area divide the island nearly into three separate parts.
Coordinates: 60°07′21″N 1°20′39″W / 60.12250°N 1.34417°W