Flotta, Shetland

Flotta, Shetland

Flotta is an island off the south west of Mainland, Shetland. The name may come from the Old Norse, "flatey" meaning flat island, and the island's highest point is only ten metres. It is in Weisdale Voe, and is to the south of Greena.

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