List of islands of the Faroe Islands

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Islands of the Faroe Islands
Native name: Føroyar
Beinisvørð, Suðuroy
Beinisvørð, Suðuroy
Geography
Location Norwegian Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates 62°00′N, 06°47′W
Archipelago Faroe Islands
Total islands 18
Major islands Streymoy, Eysturoy, Vágar, Suðuroy
Area 1 399 km²
Highest point Slættaratindur
882 m
Administration
Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
Largest city Tórshavn (12 393)
Demographics
Population 48 451 (as of 2007)
Density 36,1/km²
Indigenous people Faroese,
Danish
Islands grouped into sýslur.
Islands grouped into sýslur.

This is a list of islands of the Faroe Islands. There are 18 islands, of which Lítla Dímun is the only one uninhabited. Besides these 18 islands there are also several islets and skerries in the Faroes.

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