Location: Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and Norway
Geographic coordinates:
62 00 N, 7 00 W
Map references:
Europe
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Maritime claims: Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes: Natural resources: Land use: Irrigated land: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements: Geography - note:
total: 1,393 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 183
land:
1,393 sq km
water:
0 sq km (some lakes and streams)
eight times the size of Washington, DC
0 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
1,117 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
territorial sea: 3 nm
continental shelf:
200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
[see also: Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks ]
highest point:
Slaettaratindur 882 m
fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
arable land: 2.15%
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops:
0%
other:
97.85% (2011)
0 sq km (2011)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
NA
party to: Marine Dumping - associate member to the London Convention and Ship Pollution
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