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The dramatic and unique topography of the Faroe Islands

• If you imagine a triangle formed by connecting Scotland, Norway, and Iceland, the Faroes are just about in the dead center of it. They are way out there in the North Atlantic, but right in the middle of the Gulf Stream, so the weather never gets very cold. The harbors never freeze, and snow is rare. On the other hand, it never gets very warm either. Some 50,000 people live there, almost all employed in the fishing trade.