Faeroe Islands

American  

[fair-oh] / ˈfɛər oʊ /

Or Faroe Islands

plural noun

1. a group of 21 islands in the North Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and Iceland, belonging to Denmark but having extensive home rule. 540 square miles (1,400 square kilometers). Torshavn.

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Faeroe Islands

As monarch, she crisscrossed the country and regularly visited Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, the two semi-independent territories that are part of the Danish Realm and was met everywhere by cheering crowds.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

Premier League champion Manchester City apparently avoided a scare — Erling Haaland’s ankle injury sustained in a friendly between Norway and the Faeroe Islands on Thursday doesn’t seem to be too serious.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

Albania can qualify if it wins its last game at home against the Faeroe Islands.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

The primary mission of the Joint Arctic Command is to ensure Danish sovereignty by monitoring the area around the Faeroe Islands and Greenland, including the Arctic Ocean in the north.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

In May 1904 a true larval specimen was taken at the surface south-west of the Faeroe Islands, and another was taken 40 m. north by west of Achill Head, Ireland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various