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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