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%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 98% (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 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Faroe Islands Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Faroe Islands Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.