Holm of Papa
Small uninhabited island in the Orkney Islands, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other places with the same name, see Papa, Scotland.
The Holm of Papa (or Holm of Papay, Holm of Papa Westray and known locally as the Papay Holm,[5][6][7]) is a very small uninhabited island in the Orkney Islands. It is around 21 hectares (52 acres) in size.[1] It can be visited from its neighbouring island Papa Westray, or Papay, an island less than a hundred metres west of the Holm.
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Holm of Papa, viewed across South Wick, from Papa Westray | |
Location | |
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OS grid reference | HY507519 |
Coordinates | 59.35°N 2.87°W / 59.35; -2.87 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Orkney |
Area | 21 ha[1] |
Highest elevation | 15 m |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Orkney Islands |
Demographics | |
Population | 0[2] |
References | [3][4] |
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