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Faroe Islands
Located between Iceland and the Shetland Islands, the Faroe Islands are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. They form an overseas administrative division of the Kingdom of Denmark. It consists of seventeen inhabited islands and numerous islets and reefs, and it covers an area of 1399 square kilometers. The main islands of the archipelago are Streymoy, Eysturoy, Vágar, Suduroy, Sandoy, Bordoy and Svínoy. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on the island of Streymoy. The islands, made up of volcanic rocks and covered with a thin layer of moraine or peat, are high and rugged, with steep cliffs. The highest point is Mount Slaettara, which is 882 meters high on the Eystur Island. Deeply indented fjords line the coast and there are strong tidal currents in the narrow passages between the islands. Probably due to the lack of forests and other suitable habitats, the bird fauna of the Faroe Islands is dominated by. Several species have developed special Faroese subspecies: the Common Eider, the Common Starling, the Common Murre, the Eurasian Wren and the Black Guillemot. There are only a few species of wild land mammals on the Faroe Islands today. All of them were introduced by humans. There are three species of animals that thrive on the islands today: the Mountain Hare, the Brown Rat and the House Mouse. There is also a local domestic sheep breed, the Faroese Sheep. Grey Seals are common along the coastline away from human settlements, and the waters around the Faroe Islands are home to several species of whales. The most famous are the Long-Finned Pilot Whales, and Killer Whales are regular visitors around the islands