National Library of the Faroe Islands National Library of the Faroe Islands The National Library of the Faroe Islands () is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark It is both a public and a research library. The library houses the largest collection of works written in Faroese, works written by Faroese in other languages or translated by them, and works written about the Faroe Islands. The library began in 1828, when the Danish "Amtmaður" (governor) Christian Ludvig Tillisch (in office 1825–30) and his "Amtsrevisor" Jens Davidsen began assembling books for a "Færø Amts Bibliotek" (Danish, 'Faroe County
Extreme points of the Faroe Islands which makes use of the World Geodetic System (WGS) 84, a geodetic reference system. Extreme points of the Faroe Islands 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 , 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