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Detailed map of the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands generally have cool summers and cool to cold winters, with a usually overcast sky and frequent fog and strong winds. Although at a high latitude, due to the Gulf Stream their climate is ameliorated. The islands are rugged and rocky with some low peaks; the coasts are mostly bordered by cliffs.
Relief map of the Faroe Islands. Administratively, the islands are divided into 29 municipalities (kommunur) within which there are 120 or so settlements. [citation needed] There are also the six traditional sýslur: Norðoyar, Eysturoy, Streymoy, Vágar, Sandoy, and Suðuroy. While no longer of any legal significance, the term is still ...
Coastline, roads, place names, and summits based partly on File:Faroe map with villages, streets, straits, firths, ferry harbours and major moutains.png. But names were cross-checked from Hagstova Føroya.
File:Faroe map with villages, streets, straits, firths, ferry harbours and major moutains.png
English map of the Faroe Islands in 1806 (from History of the Faroe Islands) Image 12 Detailed map of the Faroe Islands (from Geography of the Faroe Islands ) Image 13 Johanna TG 326 was built in Sussex, England in 1884, but was sold to the village Vágur in the Faroe Islands in 1894, where it was a fishing vessel until around 1972.
The location of the Faroe Islands An enlargeable map of the Faroe Islands of the Kingdom of Denmark. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands – autonomous province of the Kingdom of Denmark comprising the Faroe archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean. [1]
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This is a list of islands of the Faroe Islands. There are 18 islands, of which Lítla Dímun is the only one uninhabited. Besides these 18 islands there are also several islets and skerries in the Faroes .