Faroe Islands
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Faroe Islands
Official name: | Faroe Islands |
Capital: | Torshavn |
Area: | total: 1,399 sq km water: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams) land: 1,399 sq km |
Climate: | mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy |
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 |
Comparative Area: | eight times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 1,117 km |
Terrain: | rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Slaettaratindur 882 m |
Map of Faroe Islands