Norse name yxn-øy OS grid reference HU350372 Highest elevation 38 m Area 68 ha Lieutenancy area Shetland | Meaning of name "ox island" Area rank 177 Sovereign state United Kingdom Council area Shetland Island groups Shetland, British Isles | |
Oxna is one of the Scalloway Islands, lying north west of Burra in Shetland, Scotland. Oxna has an area of 68 hectares (170 acres).
Map of Oxna, United Kingdom
The island has been uninhabited since World War I, 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
Oxna Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA