Atlas of the Faroe Islands
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General maps
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Location of the Faroe Islands |
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Map of the Faroe Islands |
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The Faroe Islands, also showing the Vágar airport |
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The Faroe Islands in the Kingdom of Denmark |
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Map of the Faroe Islands |
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Topographic map of the Faroe Islands |
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The six regions (sýslur) of the Faroe Islands: Blue: Vágar Green: Streymoy Red: Eysturoy Yellow: Norðoyar Violet: Sandoy Turquoise: Suðuroy |
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Regions of the Faroe Islands |
- See also Maps on Faroese stamps
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day the Faroe Islands, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day the Faroe Islands.
The Faroe Islands were inhabited by Norwegian colonists during the Viking period. It officially became a possesion of Norway in 1035. Denmark seized the Faroe Islands in 1380 and annexed them to Denmark. (This maps shows the islands as part of the Denmark-dominated Kalmar Union in the 16th century.) In 1655 the Danish king gave the islands to the Von Gabel family as a feudal estate, but in 1709 the islands become a Danish crown possession once again. Denmark administered the islands from 1720 as part of Iceland and from 1776 as part of Sjælland County. |
Map of Denmark-Norway, including the Faroe Islands, in 1780 |
The Faroe Islands were given autonomy and their own parliament. In 1816 their autonomy was withdrawn, although the islands become become a separate county as the Faroe Islands. From 1940 to 1945, the islands were under British occupation. In 1948 the Faroe Islands gained internal self-government. |
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.
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"Færoarum - Prima & accurata delineatio". Map by Lucas Debes 1673, the first known detailed map of the Faroes |
Other maps
Isoglosses of the Faroese language |
Satellite maps
Satellite image |
Notes and references
General remarks:
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