Skip to content
Archipelago

    Foula

    Fughlaigh, Fugløy

    60°08′N 2°04′W

    Foula (Shaetlan pronunciation: [ˈfuːlə] FOO-lə), located in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland, is one of the United Kingdom's most remote permanently inhabited islands. The liner RMS Oceanic was wrecked on the Shaalds of Foula in 1914. Foula was the location for the film The Edge of the World (1937).

    Foula Airstrip
    Foula Airstrip

    David Hoult / CC BY-SA 2.0

    Terrain

    60°08′N 2°04′W

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Foula (Shaetlan pronunciation: [ˈfuːlə] FOO-lə), located in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland, is one of the United Kingdom's most remote permanently inhabited islands. The liner RMS Oceanic was wrecked on the Shaalds of Foula in 1914. Foula was the location for the film The Edge of the World (1937).

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in Shetland

    • Mainland

      953 km²▲ 450 m

      Major islands

    • Yell

      212 km²▲ 210 m

      Major islands

    • Unst

      120 km²▲ 285 m

      Major islands

    • Fetlar

      40.5 km²▲ 159 m

      Minor islands

    • Bressay

      27.6 km²▲ 226 m

      Minor islands

    • Whalsay

      19.5 km²▲ 122 m

      Minor islands

    • Muckle Roe

      17.2 km²▲ 172 m

      Minor islands

    • Fair Isle

      8.1 km²▲ 217 m

      Minor islands

    Also in British Isles

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs