Geography Of Faroe Islands

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	territorial sea: 3 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
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, possible oil and gas
Land use	arable land: 2.14% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.86% (2001)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	NA
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements
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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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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