Flodaigh

Flodaigh

Infobox Scottish island |


latitude=57.48
longitude=-7.26
GridReference=NF846553
celtic name=Flodaigh
norse name=
meaning of name="Float island", from Norse
area=145 ha
area rank=126
highest elevation= 20 m
Population=11
population rank= 72
main settlement=
island group=Uists and Barra
local authority=Na h-Eileanan Siar
references= [2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland] Haswell-Smith] cite map| url=http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/| title=Get-a-map| publisher=Ordnance Survey] [cite web|url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/occpapers/occasional-paper-10.html| title=Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands| publisher=General Register Office for Scotland| date=2003-11-28| accessdate=2007-12-13]

Flodaigh is a tidal island lying to the north of Benbecula and south of Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is connected to Benbecula by a causeway.

The island is 145 hectares and in 2001 had a population of 11. The 2001 Census refers to the island by its anglified name of 'Flodda'.

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