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	Faroe Islands Tourist Guide 2007
		Faroe Islands Tourist Guide is published and maintained by Sansir.
		Situated in the heart of the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic at 62°00’N, the Faroe Islands lie northwest of Scotland and halfway between Iceland and Norway.
		The archipelago is composed of 18 islands covering 1399 km2 (545.3 sq.miles) and is 113 km (70 miles) long and 75 km (47 miles) wide, roughly in the shape of an arrowhead.
	www.faroeislands.com (333 words)

	Faroe Islands: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Jóannes eidesgaard (born 1951) is the prime minister of the faroe islands....
		The shetland islands (sometimes historically spelled zetland, formerly hjaltland) are one of 32 unitary council regions in scotland and a lieutenancy...
		Lítla dímun is a small island between the islands of suðuroy and stóra dímun in the faroe islands....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fa/faroe_islands.htm (3683 words)

	Faroe Islands - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Faroe Islands or simply Faroes (Faroese: Føroyar, meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland, Norway and Iceland.
		Denmark retained possession of the Faroe Islands at the Treaty of Kiel in 1814.
		The Faroes and the EU The Faroe Islands are not part of the EU, as explicitly asserted by both Rome treaties.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Faroe_Islands (1442 words)

	Faroe Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Faroe Islands or simply Faroes (Faroese: Føroyar, meaning "Sheep Islands", Danish: Færøerne) are a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland, Norway and Iceland.
		In continuation of this the Løgting was abolished (1816), and the Faroe Islands were to be governed as a regular Danish amt, with the Amtmand as its head of government.
		The Faroe Islands status as an Danish amt was brought to an end with the home-rule law, instead the Faroe Islands were given a high degree of self-government, supported by a substantial annual subsidy from Denmark.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Faroe_Islands (2197 words)

	Faroese people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Faroese or Faroe Islanders (Føroyingar) are a small ethnic group in Northern Europe of Norse and Celtic origin.
		They are mostly found in the Faroe Islands, Denmark and Norway.
		The Faroese language is a west nordic language and is therefor closer related to especially Icelandic, but also the smaller northern variant of Norwegian, than it is related to east nordic languages such as Danish and Swedish.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Faroese_people (112 words)

	The Faroe Islands - Geography Nature Infrastructure Population - Danish Exporters
		The Faroe Islands are very dependent on imports from the outside world as the economy is based almost solely on the fishing industry and related industries.
		The Faroes are located in the North Atlantic, approximately 430 kilometres southeast of Iceland, 600 kilometres west of Norway and 300 kilometres northwest from Scotland.
		The distance from Copenhagen to the Faroes is approximately 1,300 kilometres.
	www.danishexporters.dk /scripts/danishexporters/countryFaroe.asp?landekode=GB (709 words)

	Island Vulnerability, Faroe Islands
		Island Vulnerability explores the challenges which isolated geographies face when dealing with risk and disasters by examining the processes which create, maintain, and could be used to reduce their vulnerability.
		Funded by the U.K.'s National Trust as an Arkell Fellow, I travelled to the Faroe Islands from 7 July 2003 to 24 July 2003 to investigate sustainability and vulnerability issues for small island heritage.
		The Faroe Islands are a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark with a strong impetus towards independence.
	www.islandvulnerability.org /faroes.html (1809 words)

	Denmark.dk: Official website - Denmark - Greenland & The Faroe Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		But the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland, which is part of the North American continent, also belong to Denmark.
		Culturally and linguistically speaking, the northern and the southern parts of the kingdom are very different.
		Greenland and the Faroe Islands both have home rule, a scheme which leaves most of the important decision-making to the local parliaments, the Lagting in TÃ³rshavn on the Faroe Islands and the Greenland Landsting in Nuuk.
	denmark.dk /greenland_and_the_faroe_islands (203 words)

	Faroe Islands at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Faroe Islands (Faroese: Føroyar, Danish: Færøerne, meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland.
		Early in the 11th century Sigmund or Sigmundur Brestisson, whose family had flourished in the southern islands but had been almost exterminated by invaders from the northern, was sent from Norway, whither he had escaped, to take possession of the islands for Olaf Tryggvason, king of Norway.
		He introduced Christianity, and, though he was subsequently murdered, Norwegian supremacy was upheld, and continued till 1386, when the islands became part of the Kalmar Union and later the double monarchy Denmark-Norway.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Faroe_Islands.html (563 words)

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		The ambivalence between tradition and modernity is a central theme in the images produced by researchers involved in the study of the Faroe Islands.
		At the time when the interviews were made, in 1993, the Faroe Islands was experiencing the social impacts of theeconomic crisis, and one of the central means of existence for the families living in one of the villages visited village - the fish factory - had been closed.
		It was however clear, that the closure of the fish factory was not experienced as a crisis of the family, the nation or the class.
	www.geo.ruc.dk /nst/haldrup23.html (4547 words)

	BBC - Jersey - Island Games 2005 - The Faroe Islands
		The Faroe Islands are situated in the North Atlantic 430 km south-east of Iceland, 600 km west of Norway and a good 300 km north of Scotland.
		The Faroes experienced a massive emigration in 1994 corresponding to 4.4% of the population, resulting in a population decline of 3.7%.
		The Faroe Islands have taken part in all the Island Games to date, and were one of the founder members when the Island Games Association was instituted in the Isle of Man during the First Games there in 1985.
	www.bbc.co.uk /jersey/content/articles/2005/06/21/ig05_faroe_islands_feature.shtml (424 words)

	Society and Culture :: Faroe Islands : RSS Directory : Gourt
		The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance.
		Anthropologists most commonly use the term "culture" to refer to the universal human capacity to classify, codify and communicate their experiences symbolically.
		Meta Description: [ The Faroe islands, an archipelago of 18 isles in the North Sea between Iceland and Norway.
	regional.gourt.com /Europe/Faroe-Islands/Society-and-Culture.html (662 words)

	English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Faroe Islands, in the North Atlantic, are the home of a small Nordic nation which has a very distinctive and heart warming culture.
		The first known mention of the Faroe Islands in Bahá'í history is from texts written in 1916/17 by Abdu'l-Bahá and known as "Tablets of the Divine Plan".
		The islands jut out of the North Atlantic defying the elements and, although this is where the first Baha'i conference of the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe took place (in 1974), the climate is surprisingly mild due to the gulf stream.
	www.bahai.fo /english/english.html (495 words)

	fo information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Faroe Islands (Faroese : Føroyar,meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of islands in the north AtlanticOcean between Scotland and Iceland.They are an autonomous region of the kingdom of Denmark.
		Early in the 11th century Sigmund or Sigmundur Brestisson,whose family had flourished in the southern islands but had been almost exterminated by invaders from the northern, was sent fromNorway, whither he had escaped, to take possession of the islands for Olaf Tryggvason, king of Norway.
		The Faroe Islands are an island group consisting of 18 islands, offthe coast of Northern Europe, between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean, aboutone-half of the way from Iceland to Norway.Its coordinates are 62 00 N, 7 00W.
	www.vsearchmedia.com /fo.html (578 words)

	Faroe Islands by net - FO Directory, Overview
		The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century.
		Faroe Islands Flag - History of the flag and its relationship with the country.
		United Kingdom - London - - Mission of the Faroe Islands to the United Kingdom, established as a section at the Royal Danish Embassy in London.
	foby.net (577 words)

	GoEscorted.com : Faroe Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Islands of Streymoy and Suðuroy and Northern Islands
		The Islands of Streymoy and Northern Islands and Vágoy
		Norðoyggjar is a group of the six Northernmost islands in the Faroes with a population of over 6,000.
	www.goescorted.com /content/view/allnews/87 (329 words)

	Calendar of Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		An interesting and prominent feature of life in the Faroe Islands in the summer is the numerous local festivals staged almost every weekend from early June until late August.
		The participants are from the Faroe Islands, the Nordic countries and Scotland.
		Former centre of culture in the Faroe Islands with medieval church, ruined cathedral and a 900-year old cabin, which is a farm still in use today and also housing the museum of Kirkjubøur.
	www.puffin.fo /travel/10.html (916 words)

	Faroe Islands ( Føroyar )
		Island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway.
		Archipelago of which 17 islands are inhabited ; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands.
		Establishing the Faroe Islands as a sovereign state.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/faroe_islands.htm (598 words)

	The Government of the Faroe Islands
		The particular status of the Faroe Islands and the structure of trade and industry in the Islands sometimes makes it difficult for the Faroe Islands to share interests and views with Denmark regarding international co-operation and bilateral or multilateral agreements with other countries.
		Negotiations are often conducted with the Faroe Islands at a later stage, which explains, why it has often taken several years for the Faroe Islands to join international economic organisations.
		On 22 December 1992, the Faroe Islands acquired the rights to the raw materials that might be found in the subsoil.
	www.randburg.com /fa/governme.html (990 words)

	Serbia Info News / Faroe Islands - YUGOSLAVIA 0-6
		Toftir, FAROE ISLANDS, June 6 (Reuters) - Yugoslavia beat the Faroe Islands 6-0 in a World Cup group one qualifier on Wednesday with striker Mateja Kezman grabbing a hat-trick.
		The North Atlantic Faroe Islands, who fielded only three professionals, suffered one of their worst defeats at the hands of the Yugoslavs and stay second from bottom on four points.
		Faroe Islands 6 1 1 4 5-15 4 6.
	www.serbia-info.com /news/2001-06/07/23801.html (323 words)

	Faroe Islands - Beauty
		In the Faroes a newly dug-up potato is cherished much as a rare grape in af French vineyard.
		The potato came to the Faroes in the last century and it is still a basic ingredient in a Faroese dinner - traditional or not.
		Most of the islands are long and narrow, and on the mountain peaks you get the feeling of standing on top of a steep ladder with a view to both sides.
	home.worldonline.dk /raf/Faroes/fogott.html (1932 words)

	Synoptique - Moss on Your Transmitter : TV in the Faroe Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The language of the islands is Faroese, which is very close to Icelandic (so close that the two languages are basically mutually intelligible); most Faroese also speak Danish, which they are required to learn in school.
		Speaking of life on one of the Faroes’ southernmost island, he told me that he would tell his correspondents, “if you are in Suðroy, and you see a boat coming, make an interview with him.
		Far from being a barren nowhere, the Faroes are a lush, rocky cultural landscape that is emerging as a crucial area of struggle for a definition, or re-definition of the role we want mass media to have in everyday life.
	www.synoptique.ca /core/en/articles/white_faroe (2436 words)

	Guidez.net: Faroe Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Flag description: white with a red cross outlined in blue that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is.....
		Shining like green stones on a grey back cloth, the 18 islands in the Faroes group are undeniably beautiful in a North Atlantic, buffeted-by-gales and.....
		Environment Slightly smaller than greater London, the 18 islands of the Faroes lie in the north-eastern Atlantic about 400km (248mi) south-east of Iceland and 280km.....
	www.guidez.net /place=641/show=ar (349 words)

	Lonely Planet's Guide to Faroe Islands
		The Faroes have a proud cultural heritage, although Faroese was long regarded as a peasant language and the written form was not standardised until the 1890s.
		There were no instruments on the islands, and simple and repetitive melodies were commonly sung in a minor key.
		He was rowdy and slow moving as gods go, a champ of the common people, and he held the controls for thunder, wind, storms and natural disasters.
	webcenter.travel.aol.com /travel/lonely_planet/europe/faroe_islands/culture.html (583 words)

	Faroe Islands - Thousands of birds \| Faroe Islands \| birdwatching \| puffin \| birdcliffs \| hiking
		It's worthwhile climbing to the island's summit, the 560m (1837ft) Knúkur, for the fantastic views, or visiting Steinskógurin ('the stone forest') near the northern coast at Korkadalur.
		East of Knúkur, the terrain becomes precipitous and the walk to the eastern end of the island is treacherous.
		These two islands have the richest birdlife in the Faroe Islands, even more birds than Mykines, and the boat sails right beneath the birdcliffs.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/10234.html (1215 words)

	Faroese language and culture
		THE FAROE ISLANDS Language and culture The Faroese language is a Nordic language, closely related to Icelandic and to the dialects of Western Norway.
		Faroese (Føroyskt) Faroese is the language spoken by most of the 40 000 inhabitants of the Faroe Islands, a Danish possession located midway between Norway and Iceland, although the official language is Danish.
		The Faroese status and political systemThe Faroe Islands are a self-governing community within the Kingdom of Denmark.
	www.lonweb.org /link-faroese.htm (1017 words)

	Faroe Islands - Scandinavica.com
		We are 45,000 Faroese living in the Faroe Islands.
		Islands: 18 out of wich only 1 is uninhabited.
		- In 1948 the Faroes agreed to be a ’self-governing community within the Kingdom of Denmark’, and two decades later decided not to join the European Community.
	www.scandinavica.com /faroe.htm (456 words)

	3.6 Faroe Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The inhabitants of the Faroe Islands descend from the Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century and the pre-existing Celtic population.
		Popular places are the westernmost island of Mykines with its large colonies of gannets (Súla; sea birds); - on Streymoy the ruins of the never-finished Magnus Cathedral at Kirkjubøur, the tiny community of Saksun with its magnificent fjord and the bird-cliffs between Saksun and Vestmanna.
		Also Slættaratindur, the islands' highest point of 882 m is a popular destination for a hike.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/nordic-faq/part3_DENMARK/section-6.html (1021 words)

	Faroe Islands Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kirkjubøur is the southernmost village on the island of streymoy.
		The latter (a small white church near the ruins) was built in 1110 and was the main church of the Faroes Islands and bishop's seat for centuries.
		This is a typical aspect of the weather on the Feroe islands.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Faroe_Islands/Things_To_Do-Faroe_Islands-BR-2.html (779 words)

	Culture
		Culture, the beliefs, behavior, language, and entire way of life of a particular time or group of people.
		Date: Sun April 30, 2006 2:29 PM A key to the fads, foibles and eccentricities of cultural England.
		Date: Wed February 20, 2002 10:40 PM This online guide to the islands and culture of Hawaii is especially helpful to those "more for less" budget travelers who want to trade in their plastic leis for the real Hawaii.
	www.hobotraveler.com /culture.php (1382 words)

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