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 Faroe Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 a Danish amt was brought to an end with the home-rule law; the Faroe Islands were given a high degree of self-governance, supported by a substantial annual subsidy from Denmark.
Irvine, D.E.G. Seaweeds of the Faroes 1: The flora.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Faroe_Islands   (3436 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of countries by population density (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
List of countries/dependencies by population density in inhabitants/km².
Category: Lists of countries This is a alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty.
This is a list of African countries/dependencies by population density in inhabitants/km2.
www.nationmaster.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/List-of-countries-by-population-density   (2166 words)

  
 Faroe Islands - definition of Faroe Islands - Labor Law Talk Dictionary (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Faroe Islands - a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands (Faroese: Føroyar, meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland.
Denmark retained possession of the Faroe Islands at the Treaty of Kiel in 1815.
encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Faroe_Islands   (758 words)

  
 List of islands of the Faroe Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of islands of the Faroe Islands.
There are 18 islands, of which Lítla Dímun is the only one uninhabited.
This page was last modified 14:27, 24 September 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_Faroe_Islands   (80 words)

  
 Politics of the Faroe Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Politics of the Faroe Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
The Faroe Islands are politically associated with the Kingdom of Denmark, but have been self-governing since 1948.
The Faroe Islands have a multi-party system (disputing on independence and unionism as well as left and right), with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Politics_of_the_Faroe_Islands   (465 words)

  
 List of islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This is a list of islands in the world grouped by oceans and by continents.
* List of islands of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
* List of islands of Indonesia, Islands of Indonesia
www.wapipedia.com /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=List_of_islands   (178 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.
The Faroe Islands are a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark with a strong impetus towards independence.
This list is not comprehensive, but is indicative of the work which has been done and the groups and people involved in issues related to the Faroe Islands' vulnerability.
www.islandvulnerability.org /faroes.html   (1809 words)

  
 List of islands of Denmark - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This is an incomplete list of islands of
Islands of the Øresund (Note: the Øresund island of
Islands of the waters south of Zealand (Danish: Sjælland)
www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /default.asp?t=List_of_islands_of_Denmark   (70 words)

  
 List of islands of Europe - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This is a list of the major islands and archipielagos of Europe:
Arguably also the rest of Greek Islands and Cyprus can be considered, at least culturally, to be also part of Europe.
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /default.asp?w=w&title=List_of_islands_of_Europe&action=edit   (60 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - List of islands of Denmark
This is an incomplete list of islands of Denmark.
Islands of the waters south of Funen (Danish: Fyn)
Islands of the Øresund (Note: the Øresund island of Hven belongs to Sweden)
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/List_of_islands_of_Denmark   (261 words)

  
 List of islands - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This is a list of islands in the world grouped by
List of islands in the South China Sea
List of islands in the East China Sea
www.aaez.biz /default.asp?t=List_of_islands   (62 words)

  
 Faroe Islands Study Circle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Faroe Islands Study Circle was formed in 1991.
It was established to bring together collectors of Faroe Islands' postage stamps, postmarks, postal history and so on.
Visits to the Faroes were arranged by the Study Circle in 1993 and 1996.
www.faroeislandssc.org /index.html   (233 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : List of countries by continent (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This is a list of the countries of the world by continent with their national flags and capitals.
Territorial claims of sovereign states to Antarctica and its outlying islands south of 60°S are held in abeyance under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty System.
List of countries by continent (data file) - this data in a plain text format suitable for automated processing
www.hallencyclopedia.com.cob-web.org:8888 /topic/List_of_countries_by_continent.html   (762 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Faroe Islands are an island group off the coast of Northern Europe, between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway.
The Faroes are notable for having the highest sea cliffs in Europe, and some of the highest in the world otherwise.
Many of the Faroese islands tend to be elongated in shape.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Geography_of_the_Faroe_Islands   (217 words)

  
 Faroe Island
Arne List 14:36, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC) ::The Faroes are not a danish dependency.
The Faroes are not and have never been incorporated properly into the danish kingdom altough many people think they have.
He saw an 'Island of Sheep' and a 'Paradise of Birds,' which some say could be the Faroes with its dense bird population and sheep.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/60/faroe-island.html   (1210 words)

  
 The Faroes Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Faroes are a group of about 30 islands located in the North Atlantic Ocean, situated halfway between Iceland and Scotland.
For hundreds of years, the people of the Faroes have hunted the pods of pilot whales which swim near their shores.
In 1981, the Faroe's own Department of Hygiene recommended that the whale meat should not be eaten more than once a week, and the liver not eaten at all.
www.inkokomo.com /dolphin/faroes.html   (578 words)

  
 Synoptique - Moss on Your Transmitter : TV in the Faroe Islands
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)

  
 Sandoy
Sandoy is a small island that is part of the Faroe Islands.
The largest center on the island is the village of Sandur.
The population of the island as of 2001 is 1,494.
www.paleorama.com /Lakes-S/Sandoy.php   (57 words)

  
 Omnipelagos.com ~ article "List of islands of Denmark"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Excluding Greenland and Faroe, there are 443 named islands, of which 76 are inhabited.
Islands of the North Sea (see also North Frisian Islands)
Faroe Islands (Danish: Færøerne, Faroese: Føroyar), partially autonomous territory of Denmark (see list of islands of the Faroe Islands)
www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=list_of_islands_of_%44enmark   (157 words)

  
 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > List of islands
Note: Australia is generally considered to be a continental landmass, rather than an island.
If however one does count Australia among the islands it, not Greenland, would be the largest in the world (unless one also considered Antarctica an island).
Phantom Islands - (mythical islands believed at one time, to be real)
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/li/List_of_islands   (336 words)

  
 Faroe Islands
It is unknown which of the environmental laws are in effect in the Faroe Islands.
The Faroe Islands do not want to be a tourist attraction, but they are making sure that those who do come feel welcome.
The Faroe Islands heavily trade marine animals as this is the cornerstone of their economy.
darwin.bio.uci.edu /~sustain/h90/Faroes.htm   (640 words)

  
 RIGZONE - Faroe Petroleum to List on London's AIM
Potential reserves in the Faroe Islands region could be well in excess of 6 billion barrels.
Proceeds from the initial public offering will be used for the $2 million purchase from ENI of a 17.5% stake in the Suilven field and a 20% stake in the Laggan field, both of which lie west of the Shetland Islands a few miles from the border of the Faroe Islands.
The Faroes are a cluster of 18 islands, lying about 250 kilometers northwest of Scotland.
www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=7063   (226 words)

  
 Faroe Islands Internet Links
Many other sites have not been listed, maybe because their information largely only repeated what is available elsewhere, or perhaps if there were problems with connections.
Faroes items also sometimes appear in the regular stamp auctions.
An internet service provider based in the Faroes, their home page (as well as having daily news, weather reports, etc.) is a good point to start an evening of Faroese web surfing, with all sorts of connections from here, but you need at least some grip of the language.
www.stamp-shop.com /faroe-islands-stamps-information.html   (581 words)

  
 Faroe Islands Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Also, because the Faroe Islands are so small, you may find that you end up going back to Torshavn often like I did.
This island is on the top of almost every travellers list when they go to the Faroe Islands and it definitely deserves to be visited for several reasons.
This is the foggy part of the Faroe Islands so when you here that the weather is going to be good, rush up there ASAP.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Faroe_Islands/Things_To_Do-Faroe_Islands-BR-2.html   (2629 words)

  
 Faroe Islands travel guide - Wikitravel
The Faroe Islands are an island territory of Denmark, between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway.
The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century.
Archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets.
wikitravel.org /en/Faroe_Islands   (359 words)

  
 Where do you want to go birding in the Faeroe Islands today?
Faeroe Islands: Isles of birds - by Richard Manin.
For the ornithologist the Faroe Islands are a veritable paradise.
The oyster catcher (Tjaldur) is the national bird of the Faroe Islands.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/eufaeroeislands.htm   (417 words)

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