Extreme points of the Faroe Islands

The extreme points of the Faroe Islands include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in the Faroe Islands; and the highest and the lowest elevations in the territory.

The latitude and longitude are expressed in decimal degree notation, in which a positive latitude value refers to the northern hemisphere, and a negative value refers to the southern hemisphere. Similarly, a positive longitude value refers to the eastern hemisphere, and a negative value refers to the western hemisphere. The coordinates used in this article are sourced from Google Earth, which makes use of the World Geodetic System (WGS) 84, a geodetic reference system.

Latitude and longitude

Heading Location Coordinates[nb 1] Ref
North Enniberg, Viðoy 62°24′00″N 6°34′00″W / 62.400000°N 6.566667°W / 62.400000; -6.566667 (Viðoy (Northernmost)) [1]
South Munkurin, south of Suðuroy 61°21′00″N 6°40′00″W / 61.350000°N 6.666667°W / 61.350000; -6.666667 (Munkurin (Northernmost)) [2]
West Gáadrangur, a rock to the west of Mykines 62°06′00″N 7°47′00″W / 62.100000°N 7.783333°W / 62.100000; -7.783333 (Mykines (Westernmost)) [3]
East Stapin, a sea stack east of Fugloy 62°20′00″N 6°16′00″W / 62.333333°N 6.266667°W / 62.333333; -6.266667 (Cape Shabla (Easternmost)) [4]

Altitude

Extremity Name Elevation Location Coordinates Ref
Highest Slættaratindur 882 m (2,894 ft) Eysturoy 62°10′48″N 7°00′00″W / 62.1800°N 7.0000°W / 62.1800; -7.0000 (Slættaratindur (Highest))
Lowest Atlantic Ocean and Norwegian Sea 0 m (0.0 ft) Sea Coast

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Coordinates obtained from Google Earth. Google Earth makes use of the WGS84 geodetic reference system.

References

  1. ↑ "Google Maps (Viðoy)". Google. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  2. ↑ "Google Maps (Munkurin)". Google. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  3. ↑ "Google Maps (Mykines)". Google. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Google Maps (Fugloy)". Google. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
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