Extreme points of the Faroe Islands
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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 |
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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 |
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Highest | Slættaratindur | 880 m (2,887 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
- Extreme points of Earth
- Extreme points of Europe
- Extreme points of Denmark
- Geography of the Faroe Islands
Notes
- ^ Coordinates obtained from Google Earth. Google Earth makes use of the WGS84 geodetic reference system.
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