Papa, Shetland

Papa
Scots namePapa
Old Norse namePapey
Meaning of nameIsland of the papar

Papa, seen from the south
Location
Papa
Papa shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU364376
Coordinates60°07′N 1°20′W / 60.12°N 1.34°W / 60.12; -1.34
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area59 ha (146 acres)
Area rank183=
Highest elevation32 m (105 ft)
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
References

Papa (Scots: Papa; Old Norse: Papey, meaning "the island of the priests") is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland.

Papa lies north west of Burra and east of Oxna in the Shetland Islands. The population was 20 in 1871, 14 in 1881 and 23 in 1891. The last residents left between 1891 and 1930. Most habitation was on the eastern end of the island, the peninsula East Head of Papa. A beached loch and a low area divide the island nearly into three separate parts.