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Flodaigh

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Gaelic name
  
Flodaigh

Area rank
  
124=

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Island group
  
Outer Hebrides

Lieutenancy area
  
Outer Hebrides

OS grid reference
  
NF846553

Highest elevation
  
20 m

Area
  
145 ha

Council area
  
Outer Hebrides

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Meaning of name
  
"Float island", from Norse

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.

Map of Flodaigh, Isle of Benbecula, UK

The island is 145 hectares and in 2001 had a population of 11 and 7 in 2011. The census refers to the island by its anglicized name of 'Flodda'.

References

Flodaigh Wikipedia