| Climate Faroe Islands :
| mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
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| Terrain Faroe Islands :
| rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast
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| Elevation extremes lowest Faroe Islands :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Faroe Islands :
| Slaettaratindur 882 m
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| Natural resources Faroe Islands :
| fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
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| Land use arableland Faroe Islands :
| 2,14%
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| Irrigated land Faroe Islands :
| 0 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Faroe Islands :
| NA
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| Environment current issues Faroe Islands :
| NA
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| Geography note Faroe Islands :
| 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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