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Faroe Islands Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(part of the Danish realm)

Location:

Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway

Map references:

Europe

Area:

total area:

1,400 sq km

land area:

1,400 sq km

comparative area:

slightly less than eight times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

764 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive fishing zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

3 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy

Terrain:

rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast

Natural resources:

fish

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

98%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

international agreements:

Note:

archipelago of 18 inhabited islands 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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