page_title: Geography of the Faroe Islands
section_title: Statistics
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of the Faroe Islands / Statistics
caption_attribution_description: English: Operational Navigation Chart Series - World 1:1,000,000 Scale
context_page_description: The Faroe Islands are an island group consisting of eighteen islands between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic, about half-way between Iceland and Norway. Its coordinates are 62°N 7°W. It is 1,393 square kilometres in area, and includes small lakes and rivers, but no major ones. There are 1,117 kilometres of coastline, and no land boundaries with any other country.
  The Faroe Islands generally have cool summers and mild 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. The Faroe Islands are notable for having the highest sea cliffs in Europe, and some of the highest in the world otherwise. The lowest point is at sea level, and the highest is at Slættaratindur, which is 882 metres above sea level. The landscape made roadbuilding difficult, and only recently has this been remedied by building tunnels.
  Many of the Faroese islands tend to be elongated in shape. Natural resources include fish and hydropower.
context_section_description: Geographic coordinates
  62°00′N 06°47′W
  North: Enniberg, 62°29′,2 N
  South: Sumbiarsteinur, 61°21′,6 N
  West: Gáadrangur, 7°40′,1 W
  East: Stapin, 6°21′,5 W
  Area
  Land: 1,393 km² 
  Water: 7.19 km² (the area includes 10 of the largest lakes. There are a number of smaller lakes and streams.)
  Land boundaries
  0 km
  Coastline
  1,117 km
  Maritime claims
  Territorial sea: 3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
  Continental shelf: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) or agreed boundaries or median line
  Exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) or agreed boundaries or median line
  Climate
  Subarctic oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfc) moderated by North Atlantic Current; long, mild, windy winters; short, cool summers, damp in the South and West. Arctic climate (Köppen ET) in some mountains.
  Terrain
  Rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast. The coasts are deeply indented with fjords, and the narrow passages between islands are agitated by strong tidal currents. Multiple sea stacks exist along the coast.
  Elevation extremes
  Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  Highest point: Slættaratindur 880 m
  Natural resources
  Fish, whales, hydropower, wind, possible petroleum and gas
  Land use
  Arable land: 2.14%
  Permanent crops: 0%
  Other: 97.86% (2012)
  Environment—international agreements
  Marine dumping
caption: Map including the Faroe Islands
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