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Harbor at Torshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands.
Small harbor in the Faroe Islands.
Early timber buildings have survived in the Tinganes area of Torshavn, Faroe Islands, which contains government offices and shops. Tinganes is the historic site of the Faroese landsstyri (government); the name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.
The Faroe Islands, an autonomous area of Denmark, are a North Atlantic archipelago located 320 km (200 mi) north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway between Norway and Iceland. One of the Islands' most iconic sights is the Mulafossur waterfall on Vagar Island, which is over 30 m (100 ft) in height.
The Faroese sheep is a breed native to the Faroe Islands that has long played an integral part in island traditions. The Faeroes name may derive from the old Norse word “faer” meaning sheep, and a silver ram is on the Faroe Islands' coat of arms.
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