!!!Faroe Islands: Geography ||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[{GoogleMap location='62.0,-7.0' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|1,117 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Atlantic Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Slaettaratindur 882 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast ||Natural Hazards|NA ||Natural Resource|fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas ||Land Use|''arable land: ''2.15%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''97.85% (2011) ||Climate|mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy ||Irrigated Land|0 sq km (2011) ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|NA ||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Marine Dumping - associate member to the London Convention and Ship Pollution ||Large Cities| ||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