Friday 2nd August, 2013. Klaksvik, Bordoy, Nordoyggjar, Faroe Islands The Faroes or Faeroe Islands (in Faroese Føroyar) are 18 islands in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of Scotland and halfway between Iceland and Norway. The Islands are a self-governing island territory of Denmark, although they politically aim for higher independence. The Islands have a population of nearly 50,000, and a language and culture of their own. Faroese is the national language which is rooted in Old Norse. Although part of the kingdom of Denmark, the islands are not part of the EU. Wherever you are on the Faroes you are never more than 5 km (3 miles) away from the ocean. The countryside is dominated by steep mountains and there are about 70,000 sheep and some 2 million pairs of seabirds, including the
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