Geography of the Faroe Islands
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Location:
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway
Geographic coordinates:
62 00 N, 7 00 W
Map references:
Europe
Area:
Area - comparative:
eight times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
1,117 km
Maritime claims:
Climate:
mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Terrain:
rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources:
fish, whales[?], hydropower
Land use:
Irrigated land:
0 sq km
Natural hazards:
NA
Environment - current issues:
NA
Geography - note:
archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands
total:
1,399 sq km
land:
1,399 sq km
water:
0 sq km (some lakes and streams)
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Slaettaratindur[?] 882 m
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
94% (1996)