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Oxna is one of the Scalloway Islands, lying north west of Burra in Shetland, Scotland. Oxna has an area of 68 hectares (170 acres).
| Old Norse name | yxn-øy |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | "ox island" |
 View east towards Papa from Oxna | |
| Location | |
  Oxna Oxna shown within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU350372 |
| Coordinates | 60.12°N 1.37°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Area | 68 ha |
| Area rank | 177 [1] |
| Highest elevation | 38 m |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [2][3][4][5] |
The island has been uninhabited since the First World War, but there is a house which is still used as a holiday home.
Papa island lies a few hundred metres to the east of Oxna's north coast.
References
- Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
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На других языках
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[es] Oxna
Oxna es una isla de Escocia, localizada en el archipiélago de las Shetland, al noroeste de Burra. La isla ocupa una superficie de 0,68 km². Oxna permanece deshabitada desde la Primera Guerra Mundial.[fr] Oxna
Oxna est une île des Shetland.[it] Oxna
Oxna è una delle isole Scalloway, che si trova a nord-ovest di Burra, nelle isole Shetland. Copre un'area di 68 ettari.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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