Oxna is one of the

Scalloway Islands The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland, Shetland, Mainland. They form a mini-archipelago and include: * Burra, Shetland, Burra (two islands linked by bridge to each other and Trondra) ** East Burra ...

, lying north west of Burra in Shetland,

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. Oxna has an area of . The

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has been uninhabited since the

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, 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.

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Uninhabited islands of Shetland Former populated places in Scotland Scalloway Islands {{Shetland-geo-stub