Oxna is one of the Scalloway Islands, lying north west of Burra in Shetland, Scotland. Oxna has an area of 68 hectares (170 acres).
Old Norse name | yxn-øy |
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Meaning of name | "ox island" |
View east towards Papa from Oxna | |
Location | |
Oxna Oxna shown within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU350372 |
Coordinates | 60°07′N 1°22′W / 60.12°N 1.37°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Shetland |
Area | 68 ha |
Area rank | 177 [1] |
Highest elevation | 38 m |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Shetland Islands |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [2][3][4][5] |
The island has been uninhabited since the First World War, 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.
60°7′8″N 1°22′10″W / 60.11889°N 1.36944°W