2. Situated half way between Scotland and Iceland in the Northeast Atlantic, the Faröe Islands ( Føroyar , meaning “Sheep Islands”) are an archipelago of 18 mountainous islands, with a total land area of some 1400 Km 2 and a population of just over 47 000. The language of the Faröe Islands, Faroese, is a Nordic language derived from the language of the Norsemen who settled the islands 1200 years ago.
3. These include the living marine resources, trade, fiscal, industrial and environmental policies, transport, communications, culture, education and research. As a self-governing territory under the sovereignty of Denmark, the Faröe Islands legislate and govern a wide range of areas.
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7. Tinganes is the historic location of the Faroese løgting (parliament), and is now part of Tórshavn. The name means "parliament point" in Faroese .
8. Tinganes is now an area consisting of government offices and residental dwellings . http://www.rgu.ac.uk/sss/research/page.cfm?pge=32685
81. Gásadalur (pop. 14 – endangered village) is located on the west-side of Vágar island. In 1940 a stairway was built from the beach up to the village, that is located high on the cliff.
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96. This old timber house is partly turned into a private museum by it's owners.
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99. The ‘Olavskirkjan’ is the oldest of the three churches in Kirkjubøur. It was built in the 12th century and is the only church from the middle ages still in use in the Islands.
111. Hvalvik (pop. 210) is a village on a valley on Streymoy’s east Coast.
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115. One of the biggest attractions in Northern Streymoy is between Hvalvík and Haldarsvík, the highest waterfall in the Faroes. The river cascades some 140 metres over several rocky ledges into the sea. This mountain river is fed by several smaller streams and connects to a lake on top of the mountain. Fossá waterfall
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119. Saksun is a picturesque village in the bottom of what was once an inlet surrounded by high mountains.
122. Dúvugarðar farm museum (stone church just below) The old turf-roofed farm house is now a museum, a well-preserved example of a Faroese farmhouse of the 19th century. On display here are many old domestic utensils and household objects and furniture, which displayed in their original context help to give a lively impression of traditional life in the Faroes.
152. Koltur island This small island in front of Kirkjubøur has no harbor because of the coastline. The only way on and off is by helicopter from Mykines .
169. The Faröe Islands have good roads and many tunnels. The roads are mainly asphalted dual track carriageways and bridges connect some islands. Inter-islands ferries operate on all major routes.
