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| Location: |
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway
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| Geographic coordinates: |
62 00 N, 7 00 W
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| Area: |
total:
1,399 sq km
land:
1,399 sq km
water:
0 sq km (some lakes and streams)
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| Area - comparative: |
eight times the size of Washington, DC
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| 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
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| Climate: |
mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
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| Terrain: |
rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Slaettaratindur 882 m
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| Natural resources: |
fish, whales, hydropower
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| Land use: |
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
94% (1996)
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| 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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