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    Faroe Islands Geography - 2003
    https://theodora.com/wfb2003/faroe_islands/faroe_islands_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2003 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      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: total: 1,399 sq km
      water: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)
      land: 1,399 sq km


      Area - comparative: eight times the size of Washington, DC


      Land boundaries: 0 km


      Coastline: 1,117 km


      Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line
      exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line
      territorial sea: 3 NM


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


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


      Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
      highest point: Slaettaratindur 882 m


      Natural resources: fish, whales, hydropower


      Land use: arable land: 2.14%
      permanent crops: 0%
      other: 97.86% (1998 est.)


      Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1998 est.)


      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

      NOTE: The information regarding Faroe Islands on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Faroe Islands Geography 2003 should be addressed to the CIA.

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