Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands Geography Profile 2011
2010/07/07
Location:
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and Norway
Geographic coordinates:
62 00 N, 7 00 W
Map references:
Europe
Area comparative:
eight times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries Total:
0 km
Land boundaries Note:
Climate:
mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Terrain:
rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast
Natural resources:
fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
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
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