by Stephannie » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:24:31 pm
. The Faroe Islands are currently considered part of the Kingdom of Norway.
2. The Treaty of Kiel termingated the Dutch-Norwegian union, while the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland remained Danish possessions.
3. The islands are divided into 30 different municipalities or kommunur
4. The term “sýsla” is used to indicate a geographical region.
5. The Faroe Islands are dominated by tholeitic basalt lava, which was part of the great Thulean Plateau during the Paloegene period.
6. Faroese puffins are very common and part of the local cuisine.
