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    Muckle Flugga

    Mikla-Flugey, Mikla Flugey

    60°51′N 0°53′W

    Muckle Flugga is a small rocky island north of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the most northerly hill in Scotland and is often described as the northernmost point of the British Isles, but the smaller islet of Out Stack is actually further north.

    Muckle Flugga Lighthouse, Shetland Islands, Scotland
    Muckle Flugga Lighthouse, Shetland Islands, Scotland

    Erik Christensen / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    60°51′N 0°53′W

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    Muckle Flugga is a small rocky island north of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the most northerly hill in Scotland and is often described as the northernmost point of the British Isles, but the smaller islet of Out Stack is actually further north. It used to be the northernmost inhabited island, but forfeited that accolade to Unst when Muckle Flugga Lighthouse was automated in 1995 and the last residents moved out. Muckle Flugga and neighbouring Little Flugga take their names from the Old Norse Flugey, meaning "cliff island". The larger island's name has frequently appeared on lists of unusual place-names.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    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

    • Foula

      13 km²▲ 418 m

      Minor islands

    Also in British Isles

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    Facts

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

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