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🏝️ Foula

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🏝️ Foula
Remote inhabited island in the Shetland archipelago, Scotland


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 06:50
📌 Fast Facts
  • Population: approximately 30 permanent residents
  • Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, 20 miles west of Mainland Shetland
  • Calendar: uses the Julian calendar, 12 days behind Gregorian calendar
  • Access: ferry service or private boat only; no airport

Foula is a small inhabited island in the Shetland archipelago that maintains significant geographic and cultural isolation from ...

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