Faroe Islands: Northeast Atlantic area

In news:

Recently, public health authorities of the Danish Autonomous North Atlantic Area have warned that the pilot whale found in the Faroe Islands could produce a serious threat to human health.
It is notable that pilot whales are hunted during an annual program on the Faroe Islands, which is called Grindadráp .
Even here the law has recognized this annual practice of killing the pilot whale, although many global organizations have been questioning its legitimacy from time to time.

 

Faroe Islands:

Faroe Islands, located between Scotland and Iceland in the Northeast Atlantic, is a hill archipelago of 18 islands.

The capital of the island is Torschawn (Tórshavn).

It is important that the islands are located between the Norwegian and the North Atlantic Sea.

The total area of ​​the island area is 1,399 square kilometers. The area of ​​Marine area is 274,000 sq. Km.

This islands is a self-governing country under Denmark’s external sovereignty.