Faroe Islands Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands (; , ; , ), or the Faeroe Islandsa North Atlantic archipelago located north-northwest of Scotland and about halfway between Norway and Icelandare an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Total area is about with a population of 50,322 in October 2017. The terrain is rugged; the climate is subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc)windy, wet, cloudy, and cool. Temperatures average above freezing throughout the year because of the Gulf Stream. Between 1035 and 1814, the Faroes were part of the Hereditary Kingdom of Norway. In 1814, the Treaty of Kiel granted Denmark control over the
Faroe Islands at the Paralympics bronze. Their most successful appearance was at the 1988 Games, where they won seven medals and Christina Naess won the Faroe Islands' first and only Paralympic gold medal, in the C3 100m backstroke in swimming. The Faroe Islands have only ever sent swimmers to the Paralympics, with the sole exception of Heini Festirstein, who competed in table tennis in 1992. Faroe Islands at the Paralympics The Faroe Islands first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1984, and have competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. They have never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games. The Faroe