Extreme points of the Faroe Islands explained

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^[1]	Ref
North	Enniberg, Viðoy	62.4°N -6.5667°W	^[2]
South	Munkurin, south of Suðuroy	61.35°N -6.6667°W	^[3]
West	Gáadrangur, a rock to the west of Mykines	62.1°N -7.7833°W	^[4]
East	Stapin, a sea stack east of Fugloy	62.3333°N -6.2667°W	^[5]

Altitude

Extremity	Name	Elevation	Location	Coordinates	Ref
Highest	Slættaratindur	8800NaN0	Eysturoy	62.18°N -7°W
Lowest	Atlantic Ocean and Norwegian Sea	01NaN1	Sea Coast

See also

• Extreme points of Earth
• Extreme points of Europe
• Extreme points of Denmark
• Geography of the Faroe Islands

Notes

1. Coordinates obtained from Google Earth. Google Earth makes use of the WGS84 geodetic reference system.
2. Web site: Google Maps (Viðoy). Google. 2008-12-13.
3. Web site: Google Maps (Munkurin). Google. 2008-12-13.
4. Web site: Google Maps (Mykines). Google. 2008-12-13.
5. Web site: Google Maps (Fugloy). Google. 2008-12-13.