The Faroe Islands, or the Faeroe Islands, is a North Atlantic archipelago located 320 kilometres north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway between Norway and Iceland. It is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. The islands have a total area of about 1,400 square kilometres.The terrain ihe climate is sub polar oceanic climate. Temperatures average above freezingAs summers normally hover around 12 °C (54 °F).