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Faroe Islands

A small flock of sheep graze by the water’s edge in the Faroe Islands.
Posted inNews

Ancient Eruptions Reveal Earliest Settlers on the Faroe Islands

by Freda Kreier 16 December 202120 December 2021

Lake sediment is helping scientists resolve a decades-long historical mystery.

Part of Jan Mayen, an unpopulated island northeast of Iceland, is seen here from the sea under a cloudy sky
Posted inScience Updates

Rethinking Oceanic Overturning in the Nordic Seas

by L. Chafik, T. Rossby, H. Hátún and H. Søiland 8 April 202123 December 2021

Recent research offers new insights into exchanges of water between the North Atlantic and the Nordic Seas, which play critical roles in the climate-regulating Atlantic overturning circulation.

The Iceland–Faroe–Scotland Ridge and its role in the meridional overturning circulation.
Posted inScience Updates

Tracking Water Through the North Atlantic Ocean

by B. Berx, K. M. H. Larsen and T. Rossby 19 July 201723 December 2021

Workshop on Currents and Transports Across the Iceland-Faroe-Scotland Ridge; Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 9–10 January 2017

Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Ferry Keeps Tabs on Water Headed Northward Near Iceland

by S. Palus 27 January 201528 February 2023

A ferry's routine trips from Iceland to Europe provide the most detailed account of the region's water flow.

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